Stefano MAZZOCCHI

Stefano Mazzocchi serves as the Managing Director and Deputy Head of Advocacy at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) based in Brussels. With a career spanning over two decades in EU financial regulatory affairs, he has extensive expertise in economic and financial policy advisory roles. His background includes work as a Policy Advisor at the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, a Regulatory Advisor at Intesa Sanpaolo, and a Policy Advisor at the Institute of International Finance in Washington DC. Mazzocchi holds a degree in Economics and a Master in Finance, reflecting a strong academic foundation supporting his advocacy work. He is deeply involved in shaping regulatory frameworks affecting wholesale financial markets across Europe, leveraging his fluency in multiple languages and his experience in both EU and international financial sectors

Stefano Mazzocchi’s lobbying efforts through AFME focus on advocating for integrated, efficient, and competitive European capital markets that support economic growth and serve the needs of companies and investors. Although AFME is a pan-European organization, Mazzocchi’s role inherently involves promoting the interests of the UK’s financial sector post-Brexit, given the UK’s historical and ongoing significance in global finance. His advocacy work includes addressing regulatory challenges and risks arising from Brexit, aiming to mitigate cliff-edge risks in wholesale financial services that could affect UK-based financial institutions operating in Europe. By fostering dialogue with EU policymakers and regulators, Mazzocchi seeks to ensure that UK financial markets remain aligned with EU standards to facilitate cross-border capital flows and market access. This includes engagement on prudential regulation, capital markets union initiatives, and supervisory convergence, all of which are critical to maintaining the UK’s competitive position within the broader European financial ecosystem. His true and nuanced intention is to safeguard the UK’s financial market interests within the evolving EU regulatory landscape while supporting broader European market integration

Stefano Mazzocchi has been actively involved in numerous high-level meetings and advocacy efforts in Brussels, engaging with European Commissioners, Members of the European Parliament, and supervisory authorities such as the European Central Bank’s Single Supervisory Mechanism. His participation in discussions around the Global FX Code, prudential regulation reforms (CRD5/CRR2 and preparations for CRDVI/CRR3), and capital markets union policies demonstrates his influence in shaping regulatory outcomes favorable to his clients. For example, his advocacy contributed to AFME’s role in highlighting Brexit-related risks and proposing mitigations to ensure financial stability and market continuity for UK firms operating in the EU. Mazzocchi’s work often involves coordinating with AFME’s Brussels office and liaising with UK-based stakeholders to align positions and present unified industry views to EU policymakers. His contributions have been instrumental in advancing regulatory frameworks that balance market integrity with competitiveness, reflecting the interests of both UK and European financial markets. Documented meetings with EU policymakers and regulators, as well as his leadership in AFME’s advocacy strategy, underscore his active role in influencing policy developments that directly impact the UK’s financial services sector within Europe

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 (0)2 883 55 46 / +32 (0) 2 788 3972
AFME Brussels Office Address: Rue de la Loi, 82, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
AFME Website: www.afme.eu
Twitter: @AFME_EU

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