Association for Financial Markets in Europe
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The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) was formed in late 2009 by the merger of two financial lobby groups.
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Activities
According to PR Week, the AFME has 'looked to build a heavyweight lobbying presence to argue on a national and EU level against onerous regulation of the financial industry.
In March 2011 the AFME warned lawmakers in Brussels that proposals to regulate over-the-counter derivatives could have ‘a serious negative impact on competition’. [1]
People
- Simon Lewis - former communications director at Number 10 Downing Street and Prime Minister Gordon Brown's official spokesman (June 2009-May 2010)
- Andrew Gowers - former Financial Times editor and communications chief for Lehman Brothers and BP, appointed as a strategic comms consultant for three months from November 2011 while the AFME searches for a full-time replacement for comms director Rob McIvor, [2] who left to become director of comms at business lobby group London First
- Michael Lever - Before joining AFME in April 2011, he was a partner with Brunswick Group LLP, advising a number of banks and insurance companies on a wide range of financial and corporate reputational issues. Prior to that, he spent over five years as a managing director of Credit Suisse. [3]
Former staff
- Jonathan Taylor, former CEO of AFME, who spent much of the 1990s as a civil servant in the HM Treasury, which he returned to in January 2010 as Managing Director for Financial Services [4]
- Rob McIvor - AFME comms director (March 2010- Nov 2011) after serving in senior PR posts at Citigroup, Barclays and the FSA [1] [2]
Affiliations
Lobbying and PR agencies
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
Publications
Contact
- Address: St. Michael's House, 1 George Yard, London EC3V 9DH
- Website: www.afme.eu
Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alec Mattinson, Lobbying body Association for Financial Markets in Europe on hunt for PR agency, prweek.com, 02 March 2011, acc 24 November 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Danny Rogers Association for Financial Markets in Europe appoints Andrew Gowers, PR Week, 24 November 2011, acc 24 November 2011
- ↑ Senior Management Team, AFME website, accessed 25 May 2012
- ↑ Gráinne Gilmore, Business big shot: Jonathan Taylor, The Times, 17 November 2009
