Latest Comment Letters from Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)http://www.sifma.org/comments/index.aspx18158http://www.sifma.org/comments/index.aspxhttp://www.sifma.org/images/logo.gifSat, 20 Mar 2010 02:53:50 GMT30en-usCopyright 2009, SIFMASIFMA Comment Letter Re: FINRA Regulatory Notice 10-01; Membership Application Proceedings.http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/cfc58b7e-7d82-4fea-bd02-a321154bf33c.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/cfc58b7e-7d82-4fea-bd02-a321154bf33c.pdfWed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:00 GMTSIFMA Comment Letter to FINRA Re: Regulatory Notice 10-03: Proposed Rules Governing Securities Loans and Borrowings, Permissible Use of Customers’ Securities and Callable Securities. http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/76d48d5a-32a5-44a2-853a-53e47b35b510.dochttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/76d48d5a-32a5-44a2-853a-53e47b35b510.docMon, 08 Mar 2010 10:50:00 GMTSIFMA Comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Re: SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/c74b3179-160f-42fd-a9bc-e0c3beeeb0e0.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/c74b3179-160f-42fd-a9bc-e0c3beeeb0e0.pdfFri, 05 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMTSIFMA Tax-Credit Bond Letterhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/cd28541e-0190-419c-9268-a6bdd7673162.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/cd28541e-0190-419c-9268-a6bdd7673162.pdfThu, 04 Mar 2010 16:25:00 GMTJoint Associations Letter to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Re: the Role of the FED in Financial Regulatory Reform. http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/4b78cc88-e159-4665-bda8-44987ae49018.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/4b78cc88-e159-4665-bda8-44987ae49018.pdfWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMTSIFMA Comment Letter to FINRA Re: Regulatory Notice 09-70 -- Registration and Qualification Requirements.http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/171c0032-cedc-4fa9-b38a-a5a2a6d6075c.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/171c0032-cedc-4fa9-b38a-a5a2a6d6075c.pdfMon, 01 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMTSIFMA Comments to SEC Regarding File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 (Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Restructuring of Quotation Collection and Dissemination for OTC Equity Securities), Exchange Act Release No. 60999http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/83c57d31-5c5b-44e3-90f7-dfa809c5374f.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/83c57d31-5c5b-44e3-90f7-dfa809c5374f.pdfThu, 25 Feb 2010 10:20:00 GMTSIFMA Comments to FDIC Regarding Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Treatment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Conservator or Receiver of  Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured Depository Institution in  Connection With a Securitization or Participation After March 31, 2010 (RIN #3064-AD55)http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/b3cf1ea1-fe49-4400-9a34-1b7d8df73489.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/b3cf1ea1-fe49-4400-9a34-1b7d8df73489.pdfMon, 22 Feb 2010 10:25:00 GMTSIFMA Comment Letter to the United States Senate Regarding the Qualified School Construction Bond (“QSCB”) program.http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/1e33886a-a046-47f8-b0ef-34560b1f7847.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/1e33886a-a046-47f8-b0ef-34560b1f7847.pdfMon, 22 Feb 2010 10:25:00 GMTIn a comment letter filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), SIFMA’s Securitization Group (SSG) expresses its support for coordinated, comprehensive and measured regulation to improve the safety and soundness of the securitization market and for an insolvency safe harbor to provide certainty to market participants and investors. However, SIFMA stresses the need for regulation to be coordinated within the broader context of regulatory reform, and to base criteria for a safe harbor on the legal principles of isolation of assets in insolvency.http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/435656ea-9c8a-4342-bd81-57bbae861cb7.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/435656ea-9c8a-4342-bd81-57bbae861cb7.pdfMon, 22 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMTSIFMA Comment Letter to SEC Re: Regulation of Non-Public Trading Interest: Release No. 34-60997; File No. S7-27-09http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/75d8c9eb-fea6-42aa-a621-35c118567cc9.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/75d8c9eb-fea6-42aa-a621-35c118567cc9.pdfThu, 18 Feb 2010 10:20:00 GMTSIFMA Comments to IRS and Treasury Re: Reporting of Customer’s Basis of Customer’s Basis in Securities Transactionshttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/e16e5924-d178-42d0-b10c-0dfb14ea7ad3.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/e16e5924-d178-42d0-b10c-0dfb14ea7ad3.pdfMon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20:00 GMTSIFMA and Remuneration Working Group of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) Comments Re: FSB Thematic Peer Review on Compensation (“Peer Review”).http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/273c7fd2-d499-4c89-a1d3-3047f890b011.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/273c7fd2-d499-4c89-a1d3-3047f890b011.pdfMon, 01 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMTThe Loan Syndications and Trading Association (“LSTA”) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”)Comments to Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States Re: Proposed Amendment of Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2019.http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/b8232ce3-d778-48c4-9314-2f57ed1c5eed.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/b8232ce3-d778-48c4-9314-2f57ed1c5eed.pdfMon, 01 Feb 2010 15:25:00 GMT SIFMA Comment Letter to SEC Re: Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61168; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-090http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/ad41ec8a-85fb-4c3a-a38b-1197cbf3ce45.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/ad41ec8a-85fb-4c3a-a38b-1197cbf3ce45.pdfThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:45:00 GMT SIFMA Comments Re: Proposed Amendments to Securities Act Rule 163 (File No. S7-30-09).http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/31850d01-5139-4f30-acf7-31f57e62be04.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/31850d01-5139-4f30-acf7-31f57e62be04.pdfTue, 26 Jan 2010 09:45:00 GMTSIFMA's Credit Rating Agency Task Force Comments on the Proposed Credit Rating Disclosure Amendments by the SEChttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/77c76f13-7674-43e2-ad47-075659134037.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/77c76f13-7674-43e2-ad47-075659134037.pdfMon, 14 Dec 2009 11:15:00 GMTSIFMA's Credit Rating Agency Task Force Comments to the SEC on the Concept Release on Possible Rescission of Rule 436(g) Under the Securities Act of 1933http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/ea08396c-aaa4-414d-a6df-b39082a0c5d0.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/ea08396c-aaa4-414d-a6df-b39082a0c5d0.pdfMon, 14 Dec 2009 11:10:00 GMT SIFMA's CRA Taskforce Comments to the SEC RE: References to Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations; Release Nos. 33-9069, 34-60790, IA-2932, IC-28940; File Nos. S7-17-08, S7-18-08, S7-19-08http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/44ae4b76-2e92-4149-ae29-0534e661e076.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/44ae4b76-2e92-4149-ae29-0534e661e076.pdfTue, 08 Dec 2009 11:10:00 GMTSIFMA Comments to FINRA Regarding Regulatory Notice 09-55, Communications With the Publichttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/d88163f3-634e-4ff5-8790-8164de3470ed.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/d88163f3-634e-4ff5-8790-8164de3470ed.pdfWed, 02 Dec 2009 16:25:00 GMTSIFMA Comment Letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Regarding Proposed Guidance On Sound Incentive Compensation Policies (74 FR 55227)http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/fc6600fb-6c2d-4554-bbe2-db206fa44c2f.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/fc6600fb-6c2d-4554-bbe2-db206fa44c2f.pdfWed, 25 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMTSR-NASDAQ-2008-104: SIFMA Letter re: Nasdaq Sponsored Access Proposalhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/46df4d1a-73e3-4783-a1ed-ccae1077af07.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/46df4d1a-73e3-4783-a1ed-ccae1077af07.pdfMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:00 GMTSIFMA Comments to House Financial Services Committee Re: Investor Protection Act, Section 103 (fiduciary duty).http://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/22a4f625-e207-490a-88fe-b4d758537919.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/22a4f625-e207-490a-88fe-b4d758537919.pdfMon, 26 Oct 2009 14:10:00 GMTSIFMA comments on SEC Proposed Rule 206(4)-5; Change to Political Contributions by Certain Investment Advisers, Proposed Ruleshttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/882e6d85-348c-4eb4-a211-aac5413f3cd9.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/882e6d85-348c-4eb4-a211-aac5413f3cd9.pdfMon, 05 Oct 2009 09:50:00 GMT SIFMA Comments on Release No. 34-60624; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-057;  Proposed Rule Change Relating to Increase the Personnel Assessment and Gross Income Assessment Paid by Member Firmshttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/60f4641b-9e3a-462d-9ab2-c61171f019b9.pdfhttp://www.sifma.org/assets/0/232/234/124802/60f4641b-9e3a-462d-9ab2-c61171f019b9.pdfFri, 02 Oct 2009 17:05:00 GMT