SIFMA Association News
Curious about what you might have missed out on at SIFMA's Annual Meeting 2009?
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
Some of the most prominent people in financial services addressed an audience of senior executives at SIFMA's Annual Meeting 2009. Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard Ketchum, chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, were only two of the speakers who addressed the crowd at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel, while Charlie Rose had conversations with Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Additionally, special panels were convened to focus on three areas of the market that have attracted considerable attention: the changing landscape for financial advisers, municipal securities and market structure. See more of what you might have missed.
SIFMA Municipal Bond Credit Report for Q3 available
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
SIFMA released its Municipal Bond Credit Report for the third quarter. The report provides market participants and observers research and statistics on various parts of the municipal bond market. The report states that total long-term issuance for the first nine months of this year reached $288.8 billion, less than the $321.5 billion issued in the same period last year. In the short-term market, issuance for the first nine months was $55.1 billion, up from $42 billion in the same period in 2008. Interestingly, $33.5 billion of this year's amount came in the third quarter. Read the complete SIFMA Municipal Bond Credit Report.
Asset Management Report, sell-side issues and legislative/regulatory proposals
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
Learn about SIFMA's advocacy efforts for OTC derivatives
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
Weekly news from Washington, D.C., and Europe
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 19, 2009
SIFMA recognizes member firms with Diversity Leadership Awards
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 19, 2009
During SIFMA's annual meeting, member firms were recognized with the association's Diversity Leadership Awards for their contribution to the industry. The Emerging Leadership Award was presented to Edward Jones. Wells Fargo Advisors was awarded the Innovative Leadership Award. The Sustained Leadership Award was given to Goldman Sachs. "We are pleased to honor these firms for their sustained commitment and innovation to promote inclusion in the workplace," said Tim Ryan, president and CEO of SIFMA. Learn more about the firms that were honored. See more of what you might have missed.
AFME's Taylor appointed to U.K. Treasury post
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 18, 2009
The U.K. Treasury announced the appointment of Jonathan Taylor as managing director of financial services. Taylor, CEO of AFME, was director general of the London Investment Banking Association before AFME's formation, as a result of the LIBA and SIFMA Europe merger. The appointment is a return of sorts for Taylor, who previously served as a director for macroeconomic policy and international finance and a senior Treasury official in the U.K.'s permanent representation at the EU. Taylor's career also includes a period as managing director at UBS.
Rate Update from Fed, Treasury and other financial information
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 18, 2009
SIFMA Research Quarterly for Q3 is available
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009
SIFMA released its third-quarter 2009 Research Quarterly. The report provides market participants and observers research and statistics on key areas of capital markets. Areas of the markets that are featured in the report include municipal bonds, Treasuries, federal agency debt, funding and money-market instruments, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, corporate bonds, equity, and leveraged loans. Read the complete SIFMA Research Quarterly.
Regulatory Update -- SIFMA's advocacy for regulatory reform
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009
SIFMA Foundation hosts professional-development day for teachers in New York City
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 12, 2009
The SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education hosted The Stock Market Game Professional Development Day in New York. The event, sponsored by Fidelity Investments, brought 140 teachers together to gain valuable insight into methods for raising students' scores in mathematics, economics and personal finance by using The Stock Market Game in their classroom. New York state Sen. Daniel Squadron spoke at the event. "The financial crisis our country is weathering makes it clear how important it is for all Americans to be financially fluent," he said. "That's why the work the SIMFA Foundation does to bring financial-fluency training to teachers is so important." Learn more about the SIFMA Foundation.
The Asset Managers Forum Corporate Actions Committee sends letter to SEC
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 11, 2009
SIFMA's The Asset Managers Forum Corporate Actions Committee sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission in support of the "Issue to Investor: Corporate Actions" initiative, led by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication and eXtensible Business Reporting Language. The committee stated that it supports this initiative because it addresses a common issue that all market participants face, the effective processing of corporate reporting, such as issuer-announced corporate actions. The letter, addressed to Meredith Cross, director of the SEC Division of Corporate Finance, discusses many issues that would be helped by standardizing issuer-announced corporate actions by requiring issuers to use the XBRL. Read the committee's letter to the SEC. Learn more about SIFMA's The Asset Managers Forum.
Private Client Today includes legislative updates on pertinent issues, Capitol Hill hearings and more
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 09, 2009
Asset Management Report: Investment industry developments, SIFMA AMG advocacy, legislative/regulatory proposals, sell-side issues
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009
Washington Weekly/Global Weekly -- Legislative action, hearings, bills and upcoming hearings, plus SIFMA activities and European issues
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 05, 2009
Back-to-school night: Reception provides preview of 2010 Securities Industry Institute
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
Class was in session early on the evening of Sept. 23 when faculty from the Securities Industry Institute, the premier executive-education program for the financial services industry, provided industry practitioners a sample of what the program has to offer. Hosted by SIFMA and held at the SIFMA Conference Center in New York City, the program allowed attendees to listen to three faculty members, including Jeremy J. Siegel, talk about their perspective on markets, leadership and regaining trust. Learn more about the reception and the 2010 Securities Industry Institute.
News, hearings and more affecting Private Client issues
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
AFME: A new trade body for Europe
SIFMA SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
As regulation of financial markets takes on an increasingly global dimension, the London Investment Banking Association and the European operations of SIFMA joined forces to form the Association for Financial Markets in Europe. Former affiliates of SIFMA -- the European Covered Bond Dealers Association, the European High Yield Association, the European Primary Dealers Association, the European Securities Services Forum and the European Securitisation Forum -- will be integrated into AFME's business-policy divisions. Learn more.
SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education
SIFMA SmartBrief | Oct 30, 2009
For more than 33 years, the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education has administered an array of award-winning instructional programs that advanced the financial knowledge of millions of Americans of all ages, supported the efforts of the nation's fourth- through 12th-grade teachers, partnered with many key leaders and organizations in the field, and provided tools to help individuals increase their understanding of personal finance. Learn more about the SIFMA Foundation.
Curious what you might have missed out on at SIFMA's 2009 Annual Meeting?
SIFMA SmartBrief | Oct 29, 2009
On Oct. 27, some of the most prominent people in financial services addressed an audience of senior financial services executives at SIFMA's 2009 Annual Meeting. Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard Ketchum, chairman and chief executive officer of FINRA, were just two of the speakers who addressed the crowd at the New York Marriott Marquis, while Charlie Rose had conversations with Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, and Timothy Geithner, U.S. Department of the Treasury secretary. Additionally, special panels were convened to focus on three areas of the market that have been attracting considerable attention -- the changing landscape for financial advisors, municipal securities and market structure. See more of what you might have missed.
Current news, hearings, etc. affecting Private Client issues
SIFMA SmartBrief | Oct 27, 2009
The SIFMA Asset Managers Forum chairman reviews the AMF's achievements for fiscal year 2008/2009
SIFMA SmartBrief | Oct 27, 2009
Steve Chittenden, Loomis Sayles, chair of the SIFMA Asset Managers Forum, states that this fiscal year has been both a rewarding and challenging year at the AMF, and discusses the following AMF initiatives: derivatives operations; Treasury fail charge implementation; corporate actions; events and training program. Read more about the AMF Chairman's Review.
Join us for a conversation with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at SIFMA's Annual Meeting -- TUESDAY at New York Marriott Marquis in New York City
SIFMA SmartBrief | Oct 26, 2009
The theme of this year's annual meeting will focus on building a fresh foundation for investor confidence as well as economic stability and growth. Speakers scheduled to appear include Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; Richard Ketchum, chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; and Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Register now!
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