Washington, D.C., September 10, 2024 – SIFMA issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on U.S. implementation of the Basel III Endgame, following a speech today from Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr announcing regulators’ plan to re-propose:

“We commend the agencies for recognizing the need for both ‘broad and material revisions’ and further public comment and analysis, and we look forward to reviewing the re-proposal in detail. The original proposal received an unprecedented volume of comments raised by a diverse group of stakeholders. SIFMA has long argued that any policy changes must recognize the role of our capital markets, the deepest, most liquid and efficient, as a core component of the broader U.S. economy. Any re-proposal should make substantial improvements to market risk proposals and should be considered with the existing stress testing requirements.”

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SIFMA is the leading trade association for broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers operating in the U.S. and global capital markets. On behalf of our industry’s one million employees, we advocate on legislation, regulation and business policy affecting retail and institutional investors, equity and fixed income markets and related products and services. We serve as an industry coordinating body to promote fair and orderly markets, informed regulatory compliance, and efficient market operations and resiliency. We also provide a forum for industry policy and professional development.  SIFMA, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., is the U.S. regional member of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA).