The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) advocates for deep and integrated European capital markets which serve the needs of companies and investors, supporting economic growth and benefitting society.
AFME is the voice of all Europe’s wholesale financial markets, providing expertise across a broad range of regulatory and capital markets issues. We advocate for deep and integrated European capital markets which serve the needs of companies and investors, supporting economic growth and benefitting society. We aim to act as a bridge between market participants and policy makers across Europe, drawing on our strong and long-standing relationships, our technical knowledge and fact-based work. For more information please visit the AFME website, www.afme.eu or follow us on Twitter: @AFME_EU
Workplace Initiatives
Program for parents returning to work after Parental Leave? No
Leadership development programs? No formal programme, addressed on an individual needs basis
Mentoring programs? Yes internal, informal, arrangements
Coaching programs? Yes addressed on an individual needs basis
Employee-led diversity networks? Yes
Internal women’s networking groups? Yes
Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? Yes
No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: 12 weeks full pay and 8 weeks @ 50% of salary and returner to work bonus equal to 1 month’s salary after completion of one year’s service following return to work
Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: 6 months
No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: 2 weeks
Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: 6 months
Average pay gap: NA
Median pay gap: NA
Average bonus gap: NA
Median bonus gap: NA
Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? Yes
Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? Yes
Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? No
Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? No
Returner Programme
AFME do not run a formal Returner Programme but work with each individual returner to support their integration back into the work place.