Welcome to AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe)

About AFME
- History
  An overview of the organisation's background.
- Mission
  The work AFME does and its current priorities.
- Board
  Details of the AFME Board of Directors.
- Contact Us
- Senior Management Team
  Details of the AFME Senior Management Team.
- Directors
  Details of AFME's directors.
- Contacts
- Divisions
  Details of the AFME divisions' structure and process.
- Membership
  Our existing members and how to join.
- Careers at AFME
  Current job openings at AFME.
AFME Divisions and Committees
- Accounting
  Works on developing and implementing the International Financial Reporting Standards.
- Compliance Works to help develop open markets across the EU.
- Corporate Finance Works on the commercial, legal, and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions and the public issuance of securities.
- Credit
  Works to help develop market policy and best practices for the corporate bond and loan markets.
- Equities Works to help shape market structure and the policy environment.
- Equity Capital Markets Works to address the regional and cross-border issues of equity-raising transactions in Europe, the Middle East and emerging markets.
- Global FX Works to help develop best practices and monitor policy and regulatory developments that could affect the FX markets.
- Leveraged Finance Works to lower the costs of executing high yield debt capital market tranactions and lobbies for the reform of corporate insolvency laws.
- Post-Trade Works to achieve harmonisation, standardisation, and consolidation across Europe through best practice and regulation.
- Prime Services Works to enhance understanding of the prime services business and constructively shape the policy environment.
- Prudential Regulation Works on issues relating to changes to the prudential regulatory framework.
- Public Policy and Advocacy Works with members, policymakers, and regulators on projects and initiatives at the global, EU, and national levels.
- Rates Works to monitor developments in policy and market structure that could affect the bond markets.
- Securitisation Works on financial markets policy issues and the development of best practices.
- Tax Works to analyse and communicate the impact of tax proposals.
Industry Facts and Figures
- Investing in Bonds Europe For retail investors interested in learning about the European fixed-income market.
- Glossary of Financial Terms
- Surveys
  Results from analysis carried out by AFME.
- Briefing Notes
  Overviews of topical issues for the financial sector and our members' views on them.
- Statistics and Reports
  Useful data and other research into the financial sector.
- Useful Links
  Links to other helpful websites.
Reports and Consultation Responses
- Consultation Responses
  Complete copies of AFME's responses to regulatory consultations.
- Briefing Notes
  Overviews of topical issues for the financial sector and our members' views on them.
- Discussion Papers
  In-depth analysis of financial sector reforms and other topical issues.
- Weekly Global Regulatory Updates
  Subscribe to our free weekly review of international regulatory reform proposals and activity.
- Press Releases, Comment Letters, and Open Letters
  The latest news and comment from AFME.
- Published Articles and Speeches
  AFME in the news and at conferences.
- Statistics and Reports
  Useful data and other research into the financial sector.
- Industry Guidelines and Best Practice Guides
- Standard Forms and Documents
  A range of standard market documentation developed by AFME.
AFME, Industry, and Regulatory News
- Press Releases, Comment Letters, and Open Letters
  The latest news and comment from AFME.
- Weekly Global Regulatory Updates
  Subscribe to our free weekly review of international regulatory reform proposals and activity.
- Free Industry News
  Subscribe to Global SmartBrief, our free daily industry news roundup.
- Members' Newsletter Monthly summary of AFME's work and other regulatory news.
Conferences and Events
- Forthcoming Events
  Get information on and sign up for our future events.
- Past Events
  Read reports from our previous events.
- Join AFME Events Mailing List
  Sign up for our Events update mail.
- Members' Briefing Calls
  Listen to previous calls and view the accompanying presentations.
- AFME Book: Investing in Change
  Investing in Change: A book of essays on financial reform in Europe
- AFME Annual Dinner 2011

Board

Gaël de Boissard Credit Suisse Chair
Managing Director, Global Head of Fixed Income

Benoît de Vitry Barclays Capital Vice Chair
Group Treasurer

Gianluca Cugno Banca Imi
Head of Capital Markets

Jonathan Moulds Bank of America Merrill Lynch
President Europe and Canada, CEO Merrill Lynch International

Ricardo Laiseca BBVA
Head of Global Markets

Frédéric Janbon BNP Paribas
Global Head of Fixed Income

Michael Cole-Fontayn The Bank of New York Mellon
Chairman, Europe, Middle East & Africa

Jim Cowles Citi
Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Middle East & Africa

Thomas Gadenne Crédit Agricole CIB
Global Head of Fixed Income Markets

Michele Faissola Deutsche Bank
Global Head of Rates and Commodity

Kostas Pantazopoulos Goldman Sachs
Global Head of Interest Rate Products

José Luis Guerrero HSBC
Head of Global Markets

Percy Rueber ING
Senior Executive Vice President & CEO Global Financial Markets (Clients & Products)

Daniel Pinto J.P.Morgan
Co-Head of Global Fixed Income

Truett Tate Lloyds Banking Group
Group Executive Director & Vice Chairman Client Coverage

Simon Hogan Morgan Stanley
COO Sales and Trading, EMEA

Kieran Higgins Nomura
Co-head of Fixed Income EMEA

Peter Nielsen RBS
Global Head of Markets

Christophe Mianné Société Générale
Head of Global Markets

Ruwan Weerasekera UBS
Global Chief Operating Officer, Securities

T J Lim UniCredit
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Markets