Corporate Credit Markets Division
Current Releases:
- SIFMA Announces Task Force to Make Recommendations on the Evolution of the Credit Rating Agency Model - April 22, 2008; Find more Credit Rating Agency Task Force information here
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Treasury’s Regulatory Reform Plan ‘Thoughtful,’ ‘Sweeping,’ Says SIFMA -
March 28, 2008 - SIFMA Commends The Federal Reserve’s Establishment of the Primary Dealer Credit Facility - March 19, 2008
- Treasury’s Strategy to Ease Credit Market Disruption Is Embraced by SIFMA -
March 13, 2008 -
Total Securities Issuance Maintains Pace at $6.44 Trillion for 2007 Despite Market Volatility in the Second Half 2007 Securities Markets Review - February 21, 2008
Current Research
- SIFMA Research Reports: Research Quarterly Vol. III, No. 4, April 2008
- U.S. Market Outlook - January 2008
Agreements and Standard Documentation
Coming soon . . . updated SIFMA Model Master Agreement Among Underwriters, (MAAU).
Comment Letter:
SIFMA Comments on Nasdaq's Proposal to Reestablish a Quotation and Trading System for PORTAL Securities (pdf)
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed a comment letter on Nasdaq's proposal to reestablish a quotation and trading system for certain securities that are designated as PORTAL securities. Nasdaq notes that PORTAL securities are currently effectively limited to securities initially sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Association requests clarification on a number of issues - May 30, 2007