EU FINANCIAL SERVICES TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUPPORTIVE OF THE TTIP

The following European financial services trade associations support the TTIP

1. Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
2. Association française des marchés financiers (AMAFI)
3. Asociación de Mercados Financieros (AMF)
4. Associazione Italiana Intermediari Mobiliari (ASSOSIM)
5. BritishAmerican Business
6.  British Bankers Association (BBA)
7. Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen e.V. (bwf)
8. Danish Securities Dealers Association (DSDA)
9. European Banking Federation (EBF)
10. European Services Forum (ESF)
11. Chamber of Brokerage Houses
12. Swedish Securities Dealers Association (SSDA)
13. The CityUK

Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME): Promotes fair, orderly, and efficient European wholesale capital markets and provides leadership in advancing the interests of all market participants. AFME represents a broad array of European and global participants in the wholesale financial markets. Its members comprise European and global banks as well as key regional banks, brokers, law firms, investors and other financial market participants.

Assocation française des marchés financiers (AMAFI): Representative body for professionals working in the securities industry and financial markets in France. AMAFI has more than 120 members. Most are investment firms but some are credit institutions authorised to provide investment services. And one-third are subsidiaries of non-French firms. In all, AMAFI represents nearly 10,000 professionals. The majority of its members work directly or indirectly in the financial markets, particularly in equities and derivatives. A few of them operate infrastructures such as regulated and organised markets, the clearing house and a settlement system.

Asociación de Mercados Financieros (AMF) (Spanish Association of Financial Markets): Comprises institutions and its professionals across the spectrum of financial market instruments. Its member base is made up of over 50 corporations: banks, securities houses, brokers, etc. trading in all sorts of instruments, i.e. stocks, shares, fixed income, derivatives and FX. In short: any institution operating in Spain, either foreign or national, under the supervision of Bank of Spain and the CNMV.

Associazione Italiana Intermediari Mobiliari (ASSOSIM):  Italian Association of Financial Intermediaries, which represents the majority of financial intermediaries acting in the Italian Markets. ASSOSIM has nearly 80 members represented by banks, investment firms, branches of foreign brokerage houses, active in the Investment Services Industry, mostly in primary and secondary markets of equities, bonds and derivatives, for some 82% of the total trading volume.

BritishAmerican Business: Leading transatlantic business organization, dedicated to helping companies connect and build their business on both sides of the Atlantic. Membership includes the world’s leading multinational and middle-market companies, including most of the major American and European players in banking, pharmaceuticals, energy, aerospace/defense, insurance, accountancy, law, real estate, telecoms, management/business consultancies, airlines and the media.

British Bankers Association (BBA): Leading trade association for the UK banking sector with 200 member banks located in over 50 countries with operations in 180 jurisdictions worldwide. 80% of global systemically important banks are members of the BBA.

Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen e.V. (bwf): Created in September 2003 on the initiative of three hitherto existing German trade associations. Since January 2004 it has continued the business of these associations with the goal of protecting and promoting conjointly the common professional interests of Germany’s securities trading firms on a national, European and global level.

Danish Securities Dealers Association (DSDA): Trade organization for members of a regulated market and other companies whose main activities are related to the Danish securities market.

European Banking Federation (EBF): Voice of the European banking sector from countries in the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. Members of the federation are 32 national banking associations. The EBF represents the interests of some 4,500 banks, large and small, wholesale and retail, local and cross-border financial institutions. Together, these banks account for over 80 percent of the total assets and deposits and some 80 percent of all bank loans in the EU alone.

European Services Forum (ESF): Network of representatives from the European services sector committed to actively promoting the liberalisation of international trade in services. ESF’s main field of activity are the WTO GATS negotiations, the Plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiations and the EU’s bilateral trade negotiations on services and investments

Chamber of Brokerage Houses: Created in 1996  on the basis of a resolution of the 5th Convention of the Association of Brokerage Houses of the Polish Bank Association. It includes 22 brokerage houses.

Swedish Securities Dealers Association (SSDA) : Founded in 1908 the SSDA is an association which represents the common interest of banks and investment services firms active on the securities market. The mission of SSDA is a sound, strong and efficient Swedish securities market. SSDA promotes member’s view in regards to regulatory, market and infrastructure-related issues. It also provides a neutral forum for discussing and exchanging views on matters which are of common interest to its members.

The CityUK : Represents the UK-based financial and related professional services industry. The UK is Europe’s financial centre and leads the way in international banking, fund management, international insurance, private equity and derivatives trading. The UK also holds a leading position in the delivery of accounting services, legal services and management consulting.