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ICMA is a not-for-profit membership association, headquartered in Zurich, and offices in London, Paris, Brussels and Hong Kong, committed to serving the needs of its wide range of member firms active in the international debt capital markets.

The objectives of ICMA are:

to promote good relations among its members and to provide a basis for joint examination and discussion of questions relating to the international capital and securities markets and to issue rules and make recommendations governing their operations; and
to provide services and assistance to participants in the international capital and securities markets.

In pursuit of these objectives, ICMA brings together members through regional and sectoral member committees, and focuses on a comprehensive range of market practice and regulatory issues which impact all aspects of the functioning of these markets. ICMA prioritises four core fixed income market areas: primary; secondary; repo and collateral; as well as sustainable finance.

ICMA currently has more than 610 members active in all segments of the sell-side and buy-side international debt capital markets in 65 jurisdictions. Among its members are private and public sector issuers, banks and securities dealers, asset and fund managers and other investors, insurance companies, capital market infrastructure providers, central banks, law firms and others.

Association under Swiss Law

ICMA is an association (Verein) pursuant to articles 60 to 79 of the Swiss Civil Code. It is an independent legal entity with legal capacity. It is governed by Swiss law. Its duration is unlimited. The Association is domiciled in Zurich, Switzerland and registered in the Zurich Commercial Register.

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