Public Affairs Policy
As part of our broad public affairs strategy, we connect with stakeholders and peers to foster dialogue and align perspectives on emerging regulatory developments and societal trends shaping our industry. We engage in policy influencing to support our business objectives, collaborating with trade associations and a diverse range of stakeholders.
A cornerstone of this strategy is establishing open, constructive dialogues with our stakeholders, ensuring we respond to their views and concerns while balancing competing expectations. By addressing pressing issues and demonstrating our positive societal impact, we aim to continuously enhance our business.
Overall, 2024 was an progressive year in terms of political developments. Our main points of interests over 2024 were the discussion on the (global) regulatory framework for digital assets, the shortening of settlement cycles in the U.S., UK and Europe, and driving transparency in the markets, in particular in the bond market by the introduction of the consolidated tape in the EU and UK.
Our contributions to industry bodies reflect our commitment to shaping the future of our market. Examples include:
▪ Serving on the Board of the Dutch Association of Proprietary Traders (APT)
▪ Holding the vice-chair position of the Executive Committee of the European Proprietary Traders Association (FIA-EPTA)
▪ Membership in Holland Fintech
▪ Participating in the EC Consolidated Tape Expert Stakeholder Group and consultative work streams of FIA-Asia, as well as various advisory committees for exchanges, trading platforms, consolidated tape providers, data vendors and national expert groups
We do not make any financial or in-kind political contributions. Our public affairs expenditures are focused on membership contributions, monitoring and advisory fees, and (internal) operational costs and expenses.
We foster transparency and our contributions to the regulatory and legislative dialogue are typically made public and we are always willing to discuss our position and the interests we take into account. Our Public Affairs Policy is available on our website.
Flow Traders B.V., a subsidiary within the Flow Traders group is registered in the EU Transparency Register under the identification number. 045230091761-04