Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
EU Transparency Register
973382524675-69 First registered on 23 Nov 2016
Goals / Remit
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is the global trade association that represents more than 200 Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs), of which more than 100 are Central Counterparties (CCPs) and Central Securities Depositories (CSDs). Our members include exchange groups as well as standalone CCPs. Our members operate the full continuum of Financial Market Infrastructure in both developed and emerging markets. Of our members, 36 percent are in the Asia-Pacific region, 42 percent in EMEA and 22 percent in the Americas. As at end 2015, the market capitalisation of entities listed on our member exchanges is $68.5 trillion, and around $26 trillion in trading annually passes through the infrastructures our members safeguard. The WFE works with global standard setters, policy makers, regulators and government organizations to support and promote the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets around the world
Main EU files targeted
- CCP Recovery and Resolution
- European Market Infrastructure Regulation
- The Benchmarks Regulation
- Markets in Financial Instruments Directive / RegulationAddress
Head Office
125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Gavin Hill (Head of Regulatory Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Nandini Sukumar (Chief Executive)
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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
IOSCO Affiliate Members Consultative Committee:
https://www.iosco.org/about/?subsection=display_committee&cmtid=2Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
WFE’s preponderance is to global issues. Its staff and HQ is focused on those. WFE will generally only consider EU initiatives in the event of a knock-on global effect; as such the only additional costs to BAU are considered EU business travel.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Advocacy Papers and responses to public consultations released by EU institutions and ESAs.
Note that WFE’s preponderance is to global issues. WFE will generally only consider EU initiatives in the context of international/global implications.Other activities
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is the global trade association that represents more than 200 Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs), of which more than 100 are Central Counterparties (CCPs) and Central Securities Depositories (CSDs). Our members include exchange groups as well as standalone CCPs. Our members operate the full continuum of Financial Market Infrastructure in both developed and emerging markets. Of our members, 36 percent are in the Asia-Pacific region, 42 percent in EMEA and 22 percent in the Americas. As at end 2015, the market capitalisation of entities listed on our member exchanges is $68.5 trillion, and around $26 trillion in trading annually passes through the infrastructures our members safeguard. The WFE works with standard setters, policy makers, regulators and government organizations to support and promote the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets around the world.
Meetings
Meetings
1 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 22 Oct 2019 Location Brussels Subject MIFID II 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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