SIFMA Key Policy/Advocacy Projects
Regulation of Cross-Border Capital Markets
- Promoting effective and efficient regulation via exemption, recognition and convergence
- EU/US industry coalition on regulatory convergence
- Principles based regulation
- Accounting convergence
- IOSCO dialogue and work programme
- CESR Work Programme
- Lamfalussy Review
EU Regulation General
- Lamfalussy review
- Visit French and Czech Republic EU presidencies
Bond Market Price Transparency
- Develop retail investor education and price information website
- Develop industry-led retail education service
Clearing and Settlement
- Implementation on EU Code of Conduct
- Target 2 Securities project
- Removal of Giovannini Barriers (CESAME)
MiFID
- Post-implementation monitoring
- MiFID Connect: Develop member guidance on best execution, conflicts management, suitability, research and outsourcing
Other Specific EU Regulation
- Transparency Directive (major shareholding notification and periodic financial reporting)
- Solvency II (with ESF)
- Mortgage Credit White Paper (with ESF)
- Retail structured products (with ESF)