Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,375,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9.25 Fte (34)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
18
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Investment Association (IA)
EU Transparency Register
5437826103-53 First registered on 30 Jun 2008
Goals / Remit
The Investment Association is the trade body that represents UK investment managers.
Our 200 members collectively manage over £7.7 trillion on behalf of clients in the UK and around the world.
We promote UK investment management, which is the largest industry of its kind in Europe and the second largest in the world.
The industry is a significant exporter for Britain, representing over 6% of total net exports over the past ten years, and it employs roughly 38,000 people.
We support our member firms, which are governed by laws and regulations in the UK, Europe and internationally.
The IA produces daily circulars on legal and regulatory developments and creates guidance enabling UK investment managers to build effective business structures.
We engage actively with policymakers and other stakeholders in the UK and around the world to ensure that our industry remains among the world’s most competitive.
We shape the investment landscape to ensure that our members are able to deliver the best outcomes for their clients.
This includes spearheading initiatives to ensure best practice in our industry, and engaging in the public debate surrounding our industry and its growing importance amid the rising Age of Asset Management.Main EU files targeted
All dossiers relating to asset management, whether via funds (e.g. UCITS) or for institutions such as insurers and pension schemes, and covering related matters including tax, accounting and disclosure and investor protection as it relates to these and all other investment products. Equally, we track developments such as MiFIR, touching on the wholesale markets that asset management makes accessible to customers, together with related issues such as operations and prevention of market abuse. In addition, the Association follows EU work on risk and risk management, including the systemic risks posed by institutions such as CCPs (clearing houses) as well as banks.
Although strictly not an EU “initiative”, we have decided to include our work in relation to “Brexit” also.Address
Head Office
Camomile Court
23 Camomile Street
London EC3A 7LL
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Square de Meeus 35
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
34
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 32 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Feb 2019
Name Start date End Date Ms Karen NORTHEY 29 Mar 2022 29 Mar 2023 Mr David MCCARTHY 09 Mar 2022 09 Mar 2023 Mr Christopher CUMMINGS 09 Mar 2022 09 Mar 2023 Ms Laetitia ANNET 08 Mar 2022 08 Mar 2023 Mr Christopher CUMMINGS 20 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Mr Johannes Woelfing 19 Feb 2019 19 Feb 2020 Ms Jessica FOULDS 12 Jan 2019 11 Jan 2020 Mr Christopher CUMMINGS 21 Dec 2018 20 Nov 2019 Ms Galina DIMITROVA 14 Mar 2018 14 Mar 2019 Mr Johannes Woelfing 01 Mar 2018 19 Feb 2019 Mr Christopher CUMMINGS 11 Jan 2018 21 Dec 2018 Mr Ross BARRETT 20 Nov 2017 17 Nov 2018 Ms Jessica FOULDS 20 Nov 2017 17 Nov 2018 Mr Johannes Woelfing 21 Feb 2017 21 Feb 2018 Mr Christopher CUMMINGS 30 Nov 2016 30 Nov 2017 Mr Angus Canvin 29 Nov 2016 20 Nov 2017 Mr Arjun SINGH 05 Nov 2015 29 Jun 2016 Mr Jonathan GEE 04 Nov 2015 10 Dec 2015 Mr Andrew Ninian 20 May 2015 14 May 2016 Ms Elizabeth Murrall 20 May 2015 14 May 2016 Mr DANIEL CHARLES GODFREY 24 Mar 2015 30 Oct 2015 Mr Guy Sears 19 Mar 2015 17 Mar 2016 Mr Andrew Richard Timothy Metcalfe 17 Mar 2015 09 Dec 2015 Mr Angus Canvin 17 Mar 2015 13 Mar 2016 Mr Arjun SINGH 11 Nov 2014 05 Nov 2015 Mr Florian Van Megen 17 Jul 2014 15 Jul 2015 Mr Andrew Richard Timothy Metcalfe 28 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mr JORGE MORLEY-SMITH 08 Oct 2013 05 Oct 2014 Ms KAREN BOWIE 05 Oct 2013 04 Oct 2014 Mr DANIEL CHARLES GODFREY 27 Sep 2013 26 Sep 2014 Mrs Julie Patterson 03 Sep 2013 29 Aug 2014 Mr BERNARD KERSLEY IRVING HENRY 08 Aug 2013 08 May 2014 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Jack Knight (Deputy Chief Executive)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Chris Cummings (Chief Executive)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
We are members of EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association).
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,375,000€
Other financial info
We have assumed an exchange rate of £1=€1.13.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
We assist members in implementing EU legislation and host or sponsor occasional events in Brussels, such as conferences, to which EU officials, policy makers and MEPs and staff may be invited.
Other activities
The Investment Association works to promote a legal, tax and regulatory environment which makes investment better, both in the UK, Europe and internationally. Better for clients of investment managers, so they achieve their financial goals. Better for companies, so they get the capital they need to grow. Better for the economy, so the country prospers.
In Europe we work to help the EU’s policy agenda, where the asset management industry can play a part. For example, we seek to maximise the potential for the Capital Markets Union initiatives.- Meetings
Meetings
18 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 26 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Retail investment strategy, CMU action plan DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 15 Sep 2017 Location Tallinn Subject CMU mid-term review, PEPP, MiFID II and sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Apr 2017 Location Malta Subject CMU, non-performing loan problem, sustainable finance. DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 30 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Financial services agenda Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject CMU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Marlene Madsen (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject CRD IV review for investment firms Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Apr 2016 Location London Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 01 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject OECD- BEPS Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Services Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Denzil Davidson (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Aug 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject CCP recovery and resolution Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jack Schickler (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II/MIFIR Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 May 2015 Location London Subject Financial Services Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 08 May 2015 Location London Subject Asset management/Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 25 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Resolution of central counterparties (CCPs) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Capital Markets Union, transparency of disclosure and consumer protection Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2014 Location Brussels- European Commission Subject European consumer protection in the field of investor disclosure Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
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