SIFMA provides comments to United States Trade Representative (USTR), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the European Commission’s Enterprise and Trade Directorates-General, for their joint request, Promoting US EC Regulatory Compatibility.  SIFMA supports efforts to negotiate a comprehensive trade and investment agreement because it presents a unique opportunity to enhance the efficiency of the transatlantic financial markets, facilitate trade, and result in lower cost products to investors and issuers. In order to deliver its full potential, it is imperative that provisions for the financial services sector are an integral part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). SIFMA also requests to present testimony during an upcoming public meeting.