Capital Markets Fact Book
Capital is critical to corporations for running day-to-day business operations or for various business purposes. For instance, earlier stage companies…
Fostering Liquidity and Resiliency in US Treasury Markets
Conversations from the ISDA/SIFMA Treasury Clearing Forum The U.S. Treasury market is the largest and most liquid bond market on…
The Path to Clearing US Treasuries
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, we outline recent and upcoming developments that will have a significant impact on…
Supplemental Comments on Electronic Submission of Certain Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Amendments Regarding the FOCUS Report
SIFMA provided supplemental comments to their prior comment letter on the Electronic Submission of Certain Materials Under the Securities Exchange…
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Markup of ERISA Bills H.R.5339, H.R.5337, H.R.5338, H.R.5340
House Committee on Education & the Workforce Markup of H.R.5339, H.R.5337, H.R.5338, H.R.5340 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Topline Markup of…
SEC Oversight Hearing Senate Banking Committee
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, September 12, 2023 …
Top 10 Takeaways from SIFMA’s 2023 Capital Markets Fact Book
In the U.S., capital markets fuel the economy, providing 71.9% of equity and debt financing for non-financial corporations. Capital markets…
MiFID II and Transactional RPAs: SEC Staff Provides Informal Guidance
Since the SEC staff issued a no-action letter to SIFMA AMG in 2017, questions have arisen as to whether payments…
Correcting the Record: MiFID II Unbundling
A recent article contains inaccurate information about banks' research practices and makes flawed arguments that, in connection with the expiration…
House Financial Services Committee Meeting on Public Markets
House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets U.S. Public Markets Built for the 21st Century: Exploring Reforms to…
The SEC Should Take Immediate Action to Preserve Critical Research Under MiFID II
In this Pennsylvania + Wall post, SIFMA's Joe Corcoran discusses why the SEC should extend the current no-action relief under…
Need for Continued MiFID II Relief: Overview of Key Issues and Challenges under the Advisers Act
SIFMA provided comments to staff of the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to explain…
10 Key Facts About the Capital Markets
U.S. capital markets are the largest and among the deepest and most liquid in the world. In 2021, capital markets…
Ensuring Robust Capital Markets to Support Economic Growth
Although IPO activity has fluctuated significantly over the years, history has shown that equity markets have played a central role…
Women in Capital Markets: Charlotte McLaughlin
To celebrate Women's History Month, SIFMA sought to spotlight several of its female board members. In this edition, we spotlight…
Women in Capital Markets: Shelley S. O’Connor
To celebrate Women's History Month, SIFMA sought to spotlight several of its female board members. In this edition, we spotlight…
Women in Capital Markets: Deb Schoneman
To celebrate Women's History Month, SIFMA sought to spotlight several of its female board members. In this edition, we spotlight…
Women in Capital Markets: Lisa Kidd Hunt
To celebrate Women's History Month, SIFMA sought to spotlight several of its female board members. In this edition, we spotlight…
Rising Tides: U.S. Capital Markets Enable Families to Invest in America and Save Toward a Financially Secure Future
The U.S. capital markets are where people – individually and collectively through pension funds and mutual funds – invest their…