Tag: SIFMA

Kiss the SIPs Goodbye? Hell No!

The Securities Industry and Financial Market Association (SIFMA) published its recommendations for changes to the US cash equities market structure that promises enough pain for broker-dealers as well as exchanges and alternative trading system operators. Since reporting on it earlier this week, I am still trying to wrap my brain around the impact SIFMA’s proposed…

SIFMA Annual Meeting Takeaways

According to comments made by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White during today’s annual SIFMA meeting, the industry should not expect regulatory oversight easing any time soon. White expects the regulator to continue its use of “aggressive tools” like wire taps and stings to discover evidence of fraud. However, budget restraints…

SIFMA Tech Dispatches: Post Mortem

I’m feeling that I’m a bit in a minority after speaking to industry contacts, but I enjoyed this year’s SIFMA Tech conference. I spent most of my time in the regulatory sessions on the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) and the proposed Regulation System Compliance & Integration (SCI), which provided great amount of details on both…

SIFMA Tech Dispatches: Day Two

It’s moving towards mid-afternoon and foot traffic at the SIFMA Tech conference is starting to pick-up. Before you ask, the tschoke pickings are pretty slim along with the in-booth entertainment. The best I’ve seen is FTF’s larger-than-life Operation game, which promises to bring back memories of playing the original game in the family room during…

It’s SIFMA Time Again

Yep, the unofficial start of summer is almost here. Forget about Memorial Day or the first summer bank holiday being the start of summer – that is mere tripe for civilians. For financial technologists, vendor community and trade press, summer starts the Thursday after SIFMA Tech conference. Before that is a 48-hour marathon of industry…