Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) (2018 Annual)
The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) is a member-driven and policy-focused industry body that represents participants in Australia’s financial markets and providers of wholesale banking services. AFMA’s membership reflects the spectrum of industry participants including banks, stockbrokers, dealers, market makers, market infrastructure providers and fund managers.
AFMA promotes the conditions that enable financial markets to enhance Australia’s economic performance by:
• advocating policies and regulation that support development of the financial markets and user confidence in them;
• encouraging responsible conduct and efficient markets through industry codes, conventions, guides and preparing and maintaining standard documentation;
• promoting high professional standards through education and accreditation programs.