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FOA creates new lobbying council
23 February 2010
The Futures and Options Association formed a new advocacy body in January, the FOA European Industry Council, to lobby regulators and politicians.
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[FOA]
[FOA European Industry Council]
[LCH.Clearnet]
[NYSE Liffe]
[ICE Futures Europe]
[London Metal Exchange]
[Steve Sparke]
Top executives at LCH.Clearnet, NYSE Liffe, ICE Futures
Europe and the London Metal Exchange have joined the council, as well as senior
investment bankers. Steve Sparke, chairman of the FOA, will chair the body, and
Anthony Belchambers, the FOA’s chief executive, also sits on it.
“This is a response to what we see as a massive agenda of
regulatory change facing the industry over the next 12 to 18 months,” Sparke
said. “It’s important that the industry is seen to be speaking with one unified
voice on issues where there is broad agreement between all market participants.
Having the exchanges and clearing houses involved in the council at the most
senior level is critical.”
Overcoming differences
The FOA is the established industry body for European listed
derivatives. Although the exchanges and clearing houses are members of it, the
FOA has tended to represent mainly the interests of derivative users...
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