RBC’s Taft becomes chairman-elect
Conference Board outlines compensation guiding principles for public companies
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Asset Management Group supports the Obama administration’s regulatory reform proposal that would require firms to retain an economic interest in securitized loans, SIFMA said Thursday.SIFMA’s Asset Management Group announced that it “supports the administration’s proposed requirements for asset originators and transaction sponsors to retain a meaningful economic interest […]
The latest survey from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Economic Advisory Roundtable finds that most market players don’t expect the U.S. central bank to alter interest rates just yet.The group released its outlook for 2009 and 2010, forecasting that the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee will not change its current 0.0% to 0.25% […]
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association is proposing a framework for over the counter derivatives risk management and market structure.In a letter to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, SIFMA’s Asset Management Group reiterates its commitment to reducing systemic risk in the over the counter derivative markets through various measures, including: adopting mechanisms […]
A couple of financial industry trade associations are teaming up to create a new European trade group.The London Investment Banking Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association announced Tuesday that thy will bring together their London-based operations into a single organisation to be headed by Jonathan Taylor, the LIBA’s director general.The groups said […]
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association forecasts that Treasury issuance will continue to rise along with government deficits.SIFMA issued the results of its forecast survey on Friday. The survey predicts total net Treasury bill, note and bond issuance to be US$466 billion in the second quarter of 2009, higher than the US$51.1 billion redeemed […]
Countries need to work together to ensure consistent global regulation
New regulatory actions should be crafted to avoid adverse impacts on other countries
SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable unveils predictions for 2009