Attention all AMF Members: Make sure your voice is heard on buyside operational challenges! Join AMF Committees to work with your peers on operations best practices for the asset management industry.  

Membership in the Committees and Working Groups is open to all AMF members. Each of these Committees may have a slightly different approach, organization, and meeting frequency. The Committees may create smaller working groups to take on focused projects with clear end goals and deadlines.

We welcome and encourage active AMF member participation and look forward to discussing industry challenges with you, and jointly developing industry-wide processing and operations best practices.

If you have questions regarding any of these Committees, or to sign up for any AMF Committee, please email Elisa Nuottajarvi of the AMF staff at enuottajarvi@sifma.org.

Steering Committee
The policy agenda of the Forum is set by the Steering Committee and the professional staff. Staff and various member-driven working groups and task force efforts are typically asked to assume responsibility for the implementation of those broad policy items. Steering Committee members are elected by the general membership and serve two year terms.

Operational Risk Committee
The goal of the AMF Operational Risk Committee is to discuss and recommend best practices for defining, managing and monitoring operational risk.

STP / Trade Processing Committee 
The AMF STP/Trade Processing Committee will cover a number of issues that falls under the broad umbrella of trade processing issues.

Regulatory Committee  
The AMF Regulatory Committee will focus on non-Dodd-Frank related regulatory issues, to help asset managers comply with regulatory requirements, and develop and share information about compliance best practices.

Derivatives Operations Committee
The Derivatives Operations Committee is focused on key operational challenges related to swaps and over-the-counter derivatives, including any introduction of a central clearing counterparty.

Tri-party Repo Working Group 
The AMF Tri-party Repo Working Group was established to Analyze and provide response to recommendations of the New York Fed Task Force on Tri-Party Repo Infrastructure from the asset management industry perspective. Offer guidance for asset managers on operational implementation of these recommendations, and work together with other industry constituents to develop operational solutions.

Custodian Committee 
The purpose of the Custodian Committee is to mobilize custodians who are dedicated to working jointly alongside asset manager, brokers, and government entities in order to address industry and regulatory challenges, which impact the financial industry.

Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) Committee 
The TPMG Committee addresses the asset manager and custodian workflows in connection with trade fails and related claims. When the TMPG recommended a fail charge for U.S. Treasury fails, the Committee released the "Industry Procedures" white paper to guide the claims process. The Committee continues to address issues related to the treasury fails claims process, and anticipates providing feedback and guidance for the implementation of the MBS and Agency debt fail charge.