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Financial Markets Committee

The Financial Markets Committee deals with financial markets regulation in the wider sense, covering the regulatory framework for financial services and products as well as market infrastructure. The Committee serves as a tool for members to exchange best practices in the various areas of concern and advocates for a genuine level-playing field in the area of financial markets regulation, to ensure that underlying regulations do not constitute a source of competitive distortion for members.

Scope

The scope of work of the Committee encompasses regulatory issues relating to all market-based banking activities, including infrastructure and product regulations. This includes work streams on EMIR, PRIIPS, PEPP, MiFID II / MiFIR, as well as prospectusrelated issues, Target2 and Target2 securities, funds regulations, short selling and shadow banking activities.

Additional important topics discussed within the Committee relate to the Capital Markets Union, CSDs, market abuse, short selling as well as post- trade considerations.

Ambition of the committee:

  • Connect & Collaborate: Dive into a dynamic forum where banks exchange insights on financial regulations, sparking innovation and clarity.
  • Elevate Best Practices: Unite to refine and align implementation strategies for Financial Markets, setting new industry standards together.
  • Amplify Your Voice: Join forces with your representative body, ensuring your bank’s perspective resonates in crucial market consultations. Transform regulatory challenges into opportunities – where your bank’s voice matters, and collective wisdom thrives.

Priorities

One of the main priorities of the Committee is to lobby for efficient standards and regulations, which are proportionate and in the investors’ interest.

Related Working Groups

  • Advisory & Investment Services (Working group)
  • MIFID Guidelines (Task Force)
  • Joint Working Group ABBL/LuxCMA on Market Infrastructures
  • Capital Markets Funding & Securitisation (Working group)
  • Trading (Working group)
  • Benchmarks Regulation (Sub-Working Group)
  • Market Infrastructures (Working group)