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Date:

May 17, 2024

Issues:

Securitization Committee, Municipal Securities Committee, Letters, Fixed Income Market Structure, Corporate Credit Committee

SEC Instituting Proceedings on FINRA and the MRSB’s Proposals to Shorten Trade Reporting Timelines in Fixed-Income Markets (SIFMA and SIFMA AMG)

SIFMA and SIFMA AMG provided further comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in light of the SEC’s instituting…

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Date:

December 28, 2021

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

TRACE – Portfolio Trades/Treasury Spot Trades

SIFMA provided comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) publication of FINRA’s proposal to implement requirements in TRACE for…

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Date:

December 16, 2021

Issues:

Rule 15c2-11, Press Releases, Fixed Income Market Structure, Corporate Credit Committee

SIFMA Statement on SEC Rule 15c2-11

Washington, D.C., December 16, 2021 – SIFMA today issued the following statement, from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and…

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Date:

April 15, 2021

Issues:

Securitization Committee, Press Releases, LIBOR Transition, Government Relations & Communications, Corporate Credit Committee

SIFMA Supports Federal Legislation for Transitioning Away from LIBOR

Washington, D.C., April 15, 2021 – SIFMA today expressed its support for federal legislation to assist with the transition from…

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Date:

April 14, 2021

Issues:

Rates and Funding Committee, LIBOR Transition, Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Joint Trades Letter on LIBOR Contracts

SIFMA and joint trades provided comments to the federal legislation addressing “tough legacy” contracts that utilize LIBOR. There are trillions…

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Date:

April 14, 2021

Issues:

Testimony, Rates and Funding Committee, LIBOR Transition, Corporate Credit Committee

The End of LIBOR: Transitioning to an Alternative Interest Rate

Submission for the Record by SIFMA before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship…

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Date:

April 13, 2021

By:

Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr.

Issues:

Rates and Funding Committee, Pennsylvania + Wall, LIBOR Transition, Corporate Credit Committee

The Need for Federal Legislation in the Transition Away from LIBOR

There are undoubtedly certain issues requiring legislative action to guide the transition away from LIBOR to alternative reference rates.  In…

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Date:

March 4, 2021

Issues:

Studies, Corporate Credit Committee

Legacy Corporate Bond Benchmarking Survey

It has been proposed that certain legacy corporate bonds should transition from being benchmarked against the 30-year Treasury to the…

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Date:

September 15, 2020

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Proposed Changes to TRACE Reporting Relating to Delayed Treasury Spot and Portfolio Trades

SIFMA provided comments to FINRA in response to Regulatory Notice 20-24 - Proposed Changes to TRACE Reporting Relating to Delayed…

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Date:

March 9, 2020

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

FINRA Retrospective Review on the Effectiveness and Efficiency of its Reporting Requirements Rule 4530

SIFMA provided comments to FINRA on the retrospective rule review of Rule 4530 (Reporting Requirements), as outlined in Regulatory Notice…

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Date:

October 24, 2019

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

FINRA Amended Proposal to Establish a Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service

SIFMA provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on FINRA’ s second amendment of a proposal to implement…

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Date:

April 29, 2019

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Proposed Rule Change to Establish a Corporate Bond New Issue Reference Data Service

SIFMA provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding proposed rules that would implement a new issue reference…

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Date:

July 20, 2017

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Proposed Rule Change to Make Available New TRACE Security Activity Report

SIFMA provided comments to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) on proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 7730, to make…

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Date:

June 6, 2017

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

FINRA Regulatory Notice 17-14: Rules Impacting Capital Formation

SIFMA provided comments to FINRA on FINRA Regulatory Notice 17-14 addressing various aspects of its rules, operations and administrative processes…

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Date:

June 2, 2017

Issues:

Corporate Credit Committee, Capital Markets

Corporate Credit Committee

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Date:

June 1, 2017

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

FINRA’s Corporate Financing Rule

SIFMA provided comments to FINRA on FINRA Regulatory Notice 17-15 to FINRA’s Corporate Financing Rule. SIFMA supports FINRA’s efforts to…

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Date:

May 31, 2017

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Safe Harbor from Equity and Debt Research Rules

SIFMA provided comments to FINRA on FINRA Rule 2241 (Research Analysts and Research Reports) and FINRA Rule 2242 (Debt Research…

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Date:

September 20, 2013

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Amendments to Regulation D, Form D & Rule 156 Under the Securities Act

SIFMA provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Amendments to Regulation D, Form D and Rule 156…

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Date:

July 23, 2012

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Deferred Compensation Arrangements in Public Offerings

SIFMA provides comments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 5110 (the Corporate Financing…

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Date:

June 11, 2009

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Customer Account Statements in the Consolidated FINRA Rule Book

SIFMA provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on customer account statements in the Consolidated FINRA Rule Book, File No.…

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Date:

February 26, 2009

Issues:

Letters, Equity Markets and Trading Committee, Equity Market Structure, Corporate Credit Committee

FINRA Best Execution

SIFMA provides comments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on best execution, Regulatory Notice 08-80. In connection with its ongoing…

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Date:

January 27, 2009

Issues:

Letters, Corporate Credit Committee

Proposed Regulatory Changes to Permit Certain Exchange Offer Registration Statements

SIFMA provides comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposing regulatory changes to permit certain exchange offer registration statements of…

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