The Capital Markets Group
The primary mission of the Capital Markets Steering Committee is to provide a forum for senior level members engaged in capital markets activities at their firms to discuss issues, initiatives, and concerns in the capital markets area. Steering Committee members will help staff identify and prioritize the issues of highest importance so that SIFMA resources are deployed effectively and efficiently.
Committees
- Capital Markets
- Fixed Income Markets
- Risk Prime Brokerage and Capital
- Equity Markets
- Equity Options Trading
- Interdealer Brokers & Intermediaries
- Regional Capital Markets
Latest Releases
May 8, 2008
Find the Credit Rating Agency Task Force information here
April 29, 2008
SIFMA Options Committee Letter to US Options Exchanges on Recommendations for Improving Best Execution Reports for Options Exchanges
April 28 2008
SIFMA Completes 2008 Repo Legal Opinions Find 2008 GMRA Opinions here
April 22, 2008
SIFMA Supports Increasing Information Available for Auction Rate Securities
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), in a comment letter filed with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), expressed its strong support for the MSRB’s proposal to develop a website which would display information on the results of auctions of auction rate securities.
April 21, 2008
SIFMA Market Close Recommendations for Showa Day, Children's Day, Greenery Day Observed Holidays in Japan and May Day Holiday in UK
April 15, 2008
SIFMA and ASF Urge Immediate Action to Ensure Availability of Student Loans
SIFMA Europe Announces Broadened Product Focus In Equities
April 11, 2008
Auction Rate Preferred Securities
FINRA granted temporary relief to the 100 percent net capital charge for non-purpose loans made to customers that are collateralized by auction rate preferred securities. Find here
April 9, 2008
SIFMA and ASF Urge Balanced Approach to Subprime Mortgage Finance Regulation; Call for National Mortgage Lending Standard
April 7, 2008
SIFMA submits letter in opposition to Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act
April 2, 2008
SIFMA and ASF submit letter to Fed regarding SLABS eligibility for TSLF
March 31, 2008
Block Trade Guidelines - pdf
March 20, 2008
SIFMA Publishes Revisions to Good Delivery Guidelines, Settlement Recommendation for Jumbo-Conforming Pools
More News . . . .
March 17, 2008
ASF and SIFMA Oppose Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act
March 13, 2008
Treasury’s Strategy to Ease Credit Market Disruption Is Embraced by SIFMA
February 26, 2008
SIFMA Supports MSRB’s EMMA Portal for Secondary Market Disclosure
February 21, 2008
Total Securities Issuance Maintains Pace at $6.44 Trillion for 2007 Despite Market Volatility in the Second Half - Read Report
February 13, 2008
Passage of Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2008 Pleases SIFMA
January 30, 2008
MRB Amendment Praised by SIFMA
January 29, 2008
Report To The Secretary Of The Treasury From The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Of The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) developed model auction agency and broker-dealer agreements for use with auction rate securities. In addition, SIFMA has updated its previously issued model auction procedures, note to bond counsel and standard disclosure language regarding the role of the broker-dealer in auctions. These model documents and procedures embody certain principles in SIFMA’s Best Practices for Auction Rate Securities, which were finalized in April 2007. September 27, 2007
Capital Markets Review September 2007
SIFMA letter to policymakers explaining recent market volatility and providing background data.View Document
ESF, ICMA, ISDA, LIBA, SIFMA Release Draft set of Principles Relating to Retail Structured Products (RSP)
