The Association des Marchés de Taux en Euro (AMTE) was created in July 2002. It has established a central role as an international forum for exchange of views and a means of articulating the collective voice of the euro-denominated fixed income and derivatives markets.

From January 2009 AMTE has operated as a semi-autonomous council under the auspices of ICMA allowing the AMTE name and its work on the integration and efficient functioning of the euro debt markets to continue, with strengthened technical and administrative support from ICMA.

The purpose of the AMTE Council is to contribute to the development and effective operation of euro debt markets by supporting the various professionals in these markets in their efforts to come to an agreement on concrete ways to reach these goals. In a broader sense, the council aims to facilitate the development of the depth, liquidity, transparency and innovative nature of the euro debt markets.

To achieve its objectives, the AMTE Council conducts work and research, and organises consultations among its members on all subjects relating to any type of operation on euro-denominated financial markets (excluding equity markets).
 

It also seeks to encourage a dialogue with the authorities on subjects of interest to its members and to present the conclusions of its reports to audiences within and outside the eurozone in order to strengthen its representativeness and its impact on the euro-denominated derivative and fixed income markets.

The community of the French primary dealers, (the SVTs - Spécialistes en Valeurs du Trésor) is represented by the SVT Market Committee.
 

The AMTE Council currently comprises circa 40 members, leaders in their field, representatives of the euro debt markets (issuers, intermediaries, investors).


ICMA Euro Debt Market AMTE Council Quarterly Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Friday, October 1, 2010 at the AMTE Council office in Paris.  The agenda will be made available here in due course.


Contact

For further information please contact AMTE Council Secretary Nelly Cotelle or Elisabeth Blanchet

ICMA Euro Debt Market AMTE Council
ICMA representative office in Paris
8 rue du Mail
75002 Paris, France
Telephone: + 33 1 70 17 64 72.