Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5 Fte (18)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Finanssialan Keskusliitto - Federation of Finnish Financial Services (FK - FFI)
EU Transparency Register
7328496842-09 First registered on 20 Dec 2008
Goals / Remit
Professional organisation which represents banks, insurers, finance houses, securities dealers, fund management companies and financial employers operating in Finland.
Main EU files targeted
Financial services regulation including banking, insurance, securities, investment funds sectors.
Address
Head Office
Bulevardi, 28
Helsinki 00120
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People
Total lobbyists declared
18
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 4 25% 14 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 04 Apr 2016
Name Start date End Date Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 18 Mar 2023 16 Mar 2024 Mr Veli Matti MATTILA 14 Sep 2021 15 Sep 2022 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 14 Sep 2021 15 Sep 2022 Mr Veli Matti MATTILA 18 Jan 2020 16 Jan 2021 Ms Eeva LAHIKAINEN 18 Oct 2019 17 Oct 2020 Ms Elina Kamppi 04 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 26 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Mr Veli Matti MATTILA 24 Oct 2018 24 Oct 2019 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 18 Sep 2018 18 Sep 2019 Ms Elina Kamppi 07 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Elina Kamppi 09 Sep 2017 07 Sep 2018 Mari PEKONEN-RANTA 09 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Veli Matti MATTILA 09 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Elina Kamppi 09 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018 Jari VIRTA 09 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Complementary Information
The Federation's headquarters are located in Helsinki, and employ a total of 59 financial experts.The Federation has about 400 members who employ a total of 40.000 people.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Mari Pekonen-Ranta (Head of EU Public Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Piia-Noora Kauppi (Managing Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto, Helsingin seudun
kauppakamari - Helsingforsregionens
handelskammare ry, Insurance Europe, European Banking Federation, Tekry, EFDI
(European Forum for Deposit Insurers), EFAMA,
LeaseEurope, Eurofinas, EPC (European Payment
Council), European Banking Association,
European Central Bank, Financial Future, ECB, SWIFT , Society for
Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunications, EBTN, European Banking &
Financial Services Training Association, Nordic einvoicing
Steering committee
Pan Nordic Card Association (Nordea)
International Organization for Standardization,
ISO
ISO 20022 Nordic
ISO 20022 RMG, Registration Management Group
(OP)
UN/CEFACT, United Nations Centre for Trade
Facilitation and Electronic Business
Kansainvälinen verkkolaskutyöryhmä TBG5,
EFRAG, OECD:n vakuutus- ja lisäeläkekomitea,
IAIS (International Association of Insurance
Supervisors),Chief Financial Officer
Forum (CFO Forum), IAA
(International Actuarial Association) ja Actuarial Association of Europe.Member organisations
http://www.finanssiala.fi/en/about-us/members/Pages/default.aspx
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
The declaration of estimated costs of the activities includes annual membership fees to relevant European industry associations (fees dedicated to lobbying) to which the Federation of Finnish Financial Services is a member.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The Federation represents the trade and labour market interests of its members (through national and EU level legislation).
- Meetings
Meetings
20 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 09 Dec 2021 Location Virtual Meeting Subject Basel III Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Basel III, Banking Union, Solvency II. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Basel III, Banking Union, Solvency II Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable finance; other current issues on their sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Nov 2021 Location Finland Subject Introduction of the Finnish financial Industry and Finance Finland. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Nov 2021 Location virtual Subject MiFID/MiFIR Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Upcoming legislative agenda concerning financial services. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Basel Implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject The finalization of Basel IV, and the European implementation of the new Basel requirements. DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 09 Apr 2019 Location Brussels Subject Solvency II, Sustainable Finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Apr 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Sustainable Finance DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 28 Sep 2018 Location Helsinki Subject General discussion of financial services topics. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject SME listing, sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Basel DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 07 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Finance, Banking Union and ESA Review Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject ESAs, PRIIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tatyana Panova (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject The Basel IV joint position paper Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 14 Jan 2016 Location Helsinki Subject Panel discussion on future of EMU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 13 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union, European Fund for Strategic Investment Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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