Futures and Options Association
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| Futures and Options Association | |
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| Founded | 1993 |
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| Headquarters | London |
| Products | Advocacy association for futures (and options) industry, reports, publications, conferences |
| Web site | http://www.foa.co.uk |
The Futures and Options Association (FOA), is the main industry association for the European derivatives sector, with membership drawn from banks and financial institutions, brokers, commodity trading houses, energy market participants, fund managers, exchanges, clearing houses, systems providers, lawyers, accountants and consultants.
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History
The London-based FOA was formed in 1993 following an initiative by the Bank of England and a number of futures industry participants to consolidate the fragmented landscape of trade associations.
A formation committee started work in October 1993 with 100 founder members under the chairmanship of Sir Brian Williamson, a former chairman of Liffe, appointing Michael Jenkins as chairman. The new organization aimed to combine the membership and aims of organizations including the Commodities Traders Group, the London Markets Action Group, the UK Managed Futures Association, the Clearing & Settlement Association and the Joint Exchanges Committee.
The globalization of the derivatives business has seen the FOA establish closer ties with the Futures Industry Association, formalized in September 2007, with an agreement to form joint committees and reciprocal access to board meetings.[1]
Leadership
Anthony Belchambers, CEO
Board Members
- Steve Sparke, Chairman[2][3]
- Kim Anderson, Global Head of Middle Office Operations, IST, BP
- Paul Beynon, Director of Trading, RWE Trading GMBH
- Nicolas Breteau, Chief Executive Officer, Newedge UK and Managing Director Europe and Middle East, Newedge
- Brian Daly, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley & Co. International Ltd.
- Peter Heales, Managing Director Principal, Bear Stearns International Ltd.
- Alasdair Hodge, Managing Director, Global Head of Prime Services and E-Commerce, Barclays Capital
- Finbarr Hutcheson, Vice President, Goldman Sachs International
- Jerome Kemp, Global Co-Head of Futures & Options, JP Morgan
- James Land, Chief Executive Officer, Amalgamated Metal Corp. Plc/ Amalgamated Metal Trading Ltd.
- Peter McLady, Global Head of Global Exchange Services, Deutsche Bank AG
- John Mathias, Director of Financial Futures & Options, Merrill Lynch International
- David Myers Partner, Deloitte
- Alan Ramsay Global Head of Compliance, HSBC Bank Plc
- Simon Schwerdt Managing Director Listed Derivatives, Credit Suisse (Europe) Ltd
- Mark Slade, Chief Executive Officer, MAREX Financial Ltd
- Bill Templer Managing Director, Co-Global Head of EDT, UBS Ltd
Special Advisor
- Richard Berliand Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities Ltd and Board Member Futures Industry Association
Membership
The main role of FOA is to represent the interests of its members in the public and regulatory domain and deliver a wide range of support services to the membership. The organization:
- Serves as a constructive liaison with regulators, government and other political and trade bodies nationally, throughout Europe and on an international level. (In Brussels, the FOA was a founding member of the European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum, and is an active member of the EPFSF Advisory Committee. In the UK, the FOA initiated the establishment of an Associate Parliamentary Group on Wholesale Financial Markets and Services, which was registered at Westminster in December 2002);
- Helps raise public awareness and understanding of the futures and options industry and;
- Produces standardized industry documentation, publications and guidelines.
Publications and Events
The FOA organizes the annual International Derivatives Week in London, in partnership with the FIA. The association hosts training seminars and publishes a range of industry newsletters, such as FOA Update, as well as topic-specific updates on regulatory matters.
In mid-2008, the FOA recruited consultancy Oxera to probe plans by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and Liffe to establish clearinghouses in Europe as part of a larger investigation into the exchange clearing business in the region.[4]
References
- ↑ Press Release. FOA. Retrieved on January 22, 2008.
- ↑ Press Release. FOA. Retrieved on January 3, 2008.
- ↑ Press Release. FOA. Retrieved on May 1, 2008.
- ↑ Industry Association to Probe Exchange Clearing. FinExtra. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.
