SIFMA is the North American member of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA).

Through GFMA, we: advocate on policies to address risks that have no borders; engage on regional market developments that impact global capital markets; and encourage an environment that promotes efficient cross-border capital flows to end-users. This agenda helps efficiently connect savers and borrowers, benefiting broader global economic growth.

Via GFMA – and in coordination with our GFMA partners, AFME and ASIFMA – we promote coordination, calibration and coherence of global standards. Ensuring integrity, stability, efficiency and resiliency of capital markets is fundamental to cross-border investment as a global economic driver.

Our international priority issue areas include:

• Alternative Reference Rates
• Cybersecurity 
• International Trade and Investment 
• OTC Derivatives 
• Privacy & Data Protection
• Prudential Regulation
• Securitization and Housing Finance
• Sustainable Finance/ESG