The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) named Nick Collier as the new head of its regulatory policy team, effective February 1, 2006.
Collier joins the association from Instinet Europe where for five years he was Director of International Compliance, Risk, Regulatory and Government Affairs, with responsibility for regulatory policy and relationships with European national governments, regulators and European Institutions
“Nick brings to ICMA a wealth of experience on regulatory and compliance issues from his active participation in various committees and forums where the detail of EU financial regulation is hammered out,” said John L. Langton, ICMA Chief Executive and Secretary General.
His initial focus will be on working to ensure the successful implementation of EU directives such as the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Collier’s overall role will be to develop and direct the newly constituted regulatory policy team in its response to the increased regulatory challenges facing association members in the capital markets of Europe, and other relevant markets.
Prior to his employment at Instinet, Collier was Head of European Office at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and has held various positions at the Bank of England. He has a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.