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SIFMA Research Releases Issuance & Employment Reports

SIFMA SPOTLIGHT

Examine the changes in Q1 2013 long-term securities issuance and securities industry employment both quarter-over-quarter, year-over-year.

 

 

Giving our kids more than a piggy bank

SIFMA SPOTLIGHT

Rich Brueckner, Chief of Staff at BNY Mellon, urges us to teach our kids to make smart decisions about spending, saving, borrowing and investing with programs like the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game.

 

 

Municipal Bonds - Risky Business?

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Muni bonds offer investors tax exemption and low default risk, but a concern with any fixed-income instrument is the effect of rising interest rates on market value. Investors should consider duration risk when examining investment alternatives.

 

MAC Contract for Interest Rate Swaps

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Working in collaboration with ISDA, SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (AMG) proposes a new Market Agreed Coupon (MAC) Contract to promote liquidity and enhance transparency in interest rate swap markets.

 

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Featured Events

Asset Management Derivatives Conference 2013

Asset Management Derivatives Conference 2013

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New York, NY

Financial Management Society Regional Conference 2013

Financial Management Society Regional Conference 2013

June 5-7, 2013

Chicago, IL

SIFMA Tech 2013

SIFMA Tech 2013

June 18-19, 2013

Hilton New York, New York, NY

Latest News

In Case You Missed It: FHA Official Concerned About Mortgages Seized by Eminent Domain

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In Case You Missed It: FHA Official Concerned About Mortgages Seized by Eminent Domain

May 17, 2013

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations for US Memorial Day and UK Spring Bank Holidays in the US, the UK and Japan

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SIFMA Market Close Recommendations for US Memorial Day and UK Spring Bank Holidays in the US, the UK and Japan

May 17, 2013

SIFMA Statement on House Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

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SIFMA Statement on House Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

May 16, 2013

SIFMA Strongly Disagrees with CFTC’s Final SEF Rules

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SIFMA Strongly Disagrees with CFTC’s Final SEF Rules

May 16, 2013

Giving Our Kids More Than A Piggy Bank

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Giving Our Kids More Than A Piggy Bank

May 10, 2013

AdvisorOne: SIFMA Chair Chet Helck: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

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AdvisorOne: SIFMA Chair Chet Helck: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

May 10, 2013

Latest Research

US Foreign Activity Report, 2013 Q1

May 17, 2013

US Research Quarterly, 2013 Q1

May 15, 2013

US Securities Industry Employment, 2013 Q1

May 15, 2013

AFME Securitisation Data Supplement

May 15, 2013

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