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SIFMA’s Bentsen Discusses Stress Tests and Finreg on BloombergTV

SIFMA SPOTLIGHT

 Stress tests help ensure market stability, but there could be more transparency and more efficient application in the process. "The burden of regulation is such that it can begin to tax the system."

 

SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable Forecasts 2.1% GDP in 2017

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The Roundtable forecasted the U.S. economy will grow 2.1% in 2017. The current outlook is slightly weaker than at end-year 2016, with business spending and U.S. fiscal policy key factors.

 

Getting it Right: Calibrating Regulation for Growth

SIFMA SPOTLIGHT

Banks are better capitalized and more resilient, but post-crisis economic recovery is slow. Here's why a cumulative review of the rule set is long overdue.

 

DOL Pending Fiduciary Rule Remains Flawed, Negatively Impacting the Marketplace

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Op-Ed by Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr, SIFMA president and CEO, published in The Hill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senior Investor Protection Denver Regional Workshop

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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Thursday, August 03, 2017

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2017 SIFMA Annual Meeting, The Capital Markets Conference

October 23-24, 2017

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SIFMA Submits Comments to SEC on Standards of Conduct for Financial Professionals

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SIFMA Submits Comments to SEC on Standards of Conduct for Financial Professionals

July 21, 2017

SIFMA Submits Tax Reform Recommendations to Senate Finance Committee

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SIFMA Submits Tax Reform Recommendations to Senate Finance Committee

July 18, 2017

SIFMA Testimony at House Subcommittee DOL Fiduciary Rule Hearing

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SIFMA Testimony at House Subcommittee DOL Fiduciary Rule Hearing

July 13, 2017

SIFMA Testimony at House Subcommittee Market Structure Hearing

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SIFMA Testimony at House Subcommittee Market Structure Hearing

June 27, 2017

SIFMA Fixed-Income Market Close Recommendations for the Independence Day Holiday

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SIFMA Fixed-Income Market Close Recommendations for the Independence Day Holiday

June 22, 2017

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July 7, 2017

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July 3, 2017

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AFME Leveraged Loan and High Yield Report, First Quarter 2017

June 1, 2017

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