The Capital Markets Group
The primary mission of the Capital Markets Steering Committee is to provide a forum for senior level members engaged in capital markets activities at their firms to discuss issues, initiatives, and concerns in the capital markets area. Steering Committee members will help staff identify and prioritize the issues of highest importance so that SIFMA resources are deployed effectively and efficiently.
Committees
- Capital Markets
- Fixed Income Markets
- Risk Prime Brokerage and Capital
- Equity Markets
- Equity Options Trading
- Interdealer Brokers & Intermediaries
- Regional Capital Markets
Groups / Task Force
- Credit Rating Agency Task Force
- Global Joint Initiative to Restore Confidence in the Securitization Markets
SIFMA Information Centers
Money Market Fund Information Center
Visit this page for updates on money market fund issues, including the October 8 Guarantee Program sign-up deadline.
SIFMA’s Released Today Blog
SIFMA created a resource page providing information concerning important information regarding current market events and issues. Please check often for continual updates on current market conditions.
SEC Emergency Order re: Short Selling: Find information on the order halting short selling in financial stocks.
Latest Releases
November 15, 2008
G-20 Summit Engages on Important Economic Issues
October 27, 2008
SIFMA’s Municipal Securities Division Honors Robert Foran and Daniel Keating
October 22, 2008
SIFMA Welcomes US-led Global Summit on Economic Turmoil
October 21, 2008
SIFMA Testifies In Favor of Stability Regulator
October 14, 2008
Treasury Plan - SIFMA Supports Multi-pronged Strategy
October 03, 2008
Treasury's Recapitalization Plan the Right Move, Says SIFMA
October 07, 2008
SIFMA Commends The Federal Reserve Bank’s Timely Establishment of the Commercial Paper Funding Facility
October 03, 2008
EESA Passes House
October 01, 2008
SIFMA and S&P Launch Strategic Partnership to Teach Thousands of Students about Bonds Through The Stock Market Game
September 7, 2008
SIFMA Statement on Conservatorship
August 14, 2008
SIFMA Designates Pools Containing Higher Balance Loans as TBA-Eligible; Pools May Contain up to 10% of Higher Balance Loans
General Description of TBA MBS Market
August 4, 2008
Master Repurchase Agreement "Mini close-out" Provision Proposed; SIFMA Welcomes Industry Comments
SIFMA's funding division is proposing an "Optional Mini Close-out Provision" for use with the Master Repurchase Agreement (MRA). The provision would permit a non-defaulting party in a failed securities delivery in a repo transaction under the MRA to elect to close-out only the failing transaction. In addition, the provision would permit a non-failing party to margin a failure to deliver if it does not exercise its close-out remedies. This standardized provision could be added as an Annex to the MRA if the parties deem it necessary. The updated document can be found here. SIFMA welcomes comments on the draft provision until August 22, 2008 by contacting Rob Toomey at rtoomey@sifma.org
July 31, 2008
SIFMA Credit Rating Agency Task Force Issues Global Recommendations for Credit Rating Agency Reform
July 30, 2008
Continued Fed Window Access Good for the Economy, Says SIFMA
July 7, 2008
SIFMA, ASF and ESF Announce Global Working Group to Restore Confidence in the Securitization Markets
June 24, 2008
SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable Unveils Predictions for 2008
Read in full Economic Outlook - pdf
June 15, 2008
SIFMA Voices Concerns Over GFOA Recommended Practices
June 12, 2008
SIFMA Best Practices for NIIDS Testing and implementation for Underwrites of Municipal Securities - View Press Release
May 22, 2008
House Committee on Financial Services Hearing on Conforming Loan Limit Increase and Impact on Homebuyers and Housing Market
Testimony on behalf of SIFMA by Thomas Hamilton, Vice Chairman, MBS and Securitized Products Division, Executive Committee Before the House Committee on Financial Services
Background paper explains To-Be-Announced (TBA) Market: "Including Jumbos in TBA-Eligible Pools Will Result in Higher Costs for Borrowers" and View Press Release
April 29, 2008
SIFMA Options Committee Letter to US Options Exchanges on Recommendations for Improving Best Execution Reports for Options Exchanges
April 28 2008
SIFMA Completes 2008 Repo Legal Opinions Find 2008 GMRA Opinions here
April 22, 2008
SIFMA Supports Increasing Information Available for Auction Rate Securities
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), in a comment letter filed with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), expressed its strong support for the MSRB’s proposal to develop a web site which would display information on the results of auctions of auction rate securities.
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