Introducing AFME
Who We Are
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is the voice of the leading banks in Europe’s financial markets, providing expertise across a broad range of regulatory and capital markets issues. We represent over 150 leading global and European banks and other significant market players. Our members play a vital role in Europe’s financial ecosystem, underwriting around 90% of European corporate and sovereign debt, and 85% of European listed equity capital issuances. Importantly, AFME members are market makers, providing liquidity, which is essential for ensuring financial markets can function efficiently. We also represent law firms and other associate members which advise market participants and support AFME’s legal and regulatory initiatives.
- Mission Statement
- Strategy Statement
- What We Do
Mission Statement
Our purpose is to advocate for deep and competitive, integrated capital markets globally, which support companies and investors, facilitating economic growth.
Strategy Statement
AFME is committed to:
- Advocating for deep and liquid secondary markets which support companies and investors to foster pan-European economic growth.
- Pursuing policy that facilitates the development of sustainable and digital finance.
- Supporting the development of integrated banking and capital markets to enhance Europe’s competitiveness and channel financing towards meeting Europe’s substantial investment needs.
- Ensuring the connectivity of EU and UK financial markets with the wider global financial system to support competitive and resilient markets that improve financial stability.
What We Do
To achieve our Mission we:
- Facilitate collaborative dialogue between our members and European and UK policy makers.
- Identify emerging trends in financial markets to help inform policy debates by drawing on the unique expertise of our members.
- Produce analysis on the development of European capital markets to assist policy making.
- Support our members in the implementation of rules and meeting supervisory expectations.
