The following podcast was originally posted on Fidelity’s Policy30 Podcast on April 19, 2024.

In a recent episode of Fidelity’s Policy30 podcast, Fidelity’s EVP of Corporate Affairs, Katie Fallon moderated a discussion with Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA’s President and CEO and Dirk Hofschire, Managing Director of Research at Fidelity Investments on market fundamentals and policy debates in a presidential election year.

“I think we’ll see more regulation and less legislation” from Congress in the time period between now and the Presidential election, says Bentsen. Listen in to hear more on:

• Industry-wide perspective on public policy issues and impact on customers and clients
• Domestic and global macro asset allocation trends and analysis
• Regulatory and legislative updates from Washington

 

Katie Fallon is Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs at Fidelity. She is a member of SIFMA’s Board of Directors.

 

 

 

 

Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. is President and CEO of SIFMA. From 1995 to 2003, he served as a Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. Prior to his service in Congress, Mr. Bentsen was an investment banker specializing in municipal and housing finance.

 

 

 

Dirk Hofschire, CFA is Managing Director of the Asset Allocation Research team (AART) at Fidelity Investments.