About ECMI

The European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) was established as an independent nonprofit organisation in October 1993, in a collaborative effort by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS), the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) and the International Securities Market Association (ISMA), now the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). Besides the three original members FESE, EFFAS and ICMA, five other organizations became founding members in 2007. These are ICAP, BME, Euroclear, SIFMA and CEPS. Currently, ECMI is managed and staffed by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels.

ECMI is an independent entity that undertakes and disseminates research on European capital markets and seeks to contribute in a substantial manner to ongoing policy debates. ECMI is also meant to act as a focal point for academics, market participants and policymakers to interact and exchange ideas on the efficiency, stability, liquidity, integrity, competitiveness and ongoing transformation of European capital markets. These exchanges will be fuelled by the various outputs ECMI will produce for its members bi-monthly newsletters, annual reports, a statistical package, regular commentary, policy briefs, and research reports as well as occasional workshops and conferences.

The Statute is available here