DAVID SABATINI
ABI Responsabile Ufficio Mercato dei Capitali
David is Head of the Capital Market Department at the Italian Banking Association (ABI) and manages the team in charge of dealing with operational and regulatory issues regarding bank's activities in the financial markets: i.e. investment services, equity and debt capital markets, asset management and clearing and settlement.
He joined ABI in 2003, after having served the Italian Financial Services Authority, Consob, in the Markets Division, for ten years, where he gained an experience in the regulation and supervision of financial markets.
He graduated, with honors, in Economics and Business Administration at Libera Università degli Studi di Roma (LUISS).
Is a member of the Steering Committee for Financing Growth of the European Banking Federation, National Coordinator for the implementation of European Standards for Corporate Actions, and member of the Advisory Board of the Italian Stock Exchange Markets for SMEs. He is also member of the Management Committee of the Fondo Nazionale di Garanzia (the Italian Investor Compensation Scheme).
He has been the Coordinator of ABI's MIFID Special Project (2007) and “Verso MiFID2” (2016). He has been Chairman of the User Task Force of the European Banking Federation for the Code of Conduct for Clearing and Settlement Infrastructure and member of the European Commission Monitoring Group (2007-2009). He has been a member of the Technical Committee of the Comitato Piazza Finanziaria Italiana (2008). He was involved in the design of the microstructure and the regulation of the IDEM - Italian Derivatives Market (1995-1997).
Is author of an essay on Derivatives Financial Instruments and, more recently, on the Italian SME bond markets (Minibond) and on the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive (AIFMD). He collaborates with Italian Universities.