The SIFMA Podcast

Feb 03 2025 110 ep. 17 mins 35
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SIFMA is the voice of the nation’s securities industry, bringing together the shared interests of hundreds of broker-dealers, banks and asset managers. We advocate for effective and resilient capital markets. Our podcast brings together market and industry experts to make the connection between public policy and finance.

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SIFMA's 2025 Priorities

Feb 03 2025 31 mins  
Recently, SIFMA has met with our Board to set our 2025 priorities on behalf of our members and in support of our mission to promote effective and resilient capital markets. In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA's president and CEO, Ken Bentsen, and SIFMA's COO, Joseph Seidel, sit down to discuss SIFMA’s priorities for the year ahead.

Considerations to Prepare for US Treasury Clearing 

Dec 03 2024 30 mins  
Who is subject to the SEC's rules? When do they go into effect? What are the margin implications? How will firms account for increased volumes? In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA's COO, Joseph Seidel, sits down with EY's Brendan Maher and SIFMA's Steve Byron, William Thum, and Rob Toomey to answer these questions and more.

Highlights from SIFMA's 2024 Annual Meeting

Nov 08 2024 13 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, we highlight just some of the conversations that took place at SIFMA's Annual Meeting. Our discussions with industry leaders like BlackRock's Larry Fink and Edward Jones' Penny Pennington include top-of-mind issues including: The expanding role of the capital markets and their potential to positively impact society and contribute to economic gr

How Markets Work: A Deep Dive on the Capital Markets Primer

Oct 15 2024 21 mins  
In this episode of the SIFMA Podcast, Ken Bentsen, SIFMA's President and CEO, is joined by Katie Kolchin, SIFMA Managing Director and Head of Research, for a discussion around the recently updated SIFMA Insights Primer series. This series of reports explains the inner workings of capital markets, breaking down important technical and regulatory nuances. Listen in as Ken and Katie d

Top 5 Takeaways from SIFMA’s 2024 Ops Conference

Oct 07 2024 15 mins  
In this episode of the SIFMA Podcast, Ken Bentsen, SIFMA’s president, and CEO, sits down with Stephen Byron, Managing Director, Head of Technology, Operations, and Business Continuity, SIFMA to discuss the 5 key takeaways from SIFMA’s 2024 Operations and Technology Conference and what’s ahead in the operations space.

An Update on the Path to Clearing US Treasuries

Sep 26 2024 55 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, we share a replay of the Treasury Clearing panel discussion at SIFMA’s recent Operations Conference & Exhibition. But first, SIFMA’s Chief Operating Officer, Joseph Seidel, sits down with panel moderator Robert Toomey and SIFMA Asset Management Group’s Bill Thum to outline what firms need to be doing today to prepare for the SEC rules

The Flawed Economic Analysis Underpinning SEC Rule Proposals

Sep 16 2024 31 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA’s Chief Operating Officer Joseph Seidel sits down with Craig Lewis, former Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, or DERA, at the SEC, to discuss the SEC’s approach to economic analysis as the basis for rule proposals.

The Latest: Why the Basel III Endgame Must be Re-Proposed

Aug 01 2024 9 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA's Chief Operating Officer Joseph Seidel sits down with Dr. Peter Ryan, Managing Director, and Head of International Capital Markets and Strategic Initiatives, to discuss the status of the Basel III Endgame proposal in the United States. A recent study found that the proposal would cause U.S. economic growth to decline by up to 56 basis po

Advocacy, Action, & Access: Q&A with the 2023-2024 Chair of SIFMA's Board of Directors

Jun 18 2024 23 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. and Ken Cella, Principal and Head of External Affairs for Edward Jones and 2023-2024 Chair of SIFMA's Board of Directors, discuss SIFMA's commitment to fostering effective and efficient capital markets, our role on behalf of the membership, and the goals we have set out to achieve under the direct

The Path to Clearing US Treasuries

May 29 2024 21 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. sits down with Robert Toomey and William Thum, who outline SIFMA and SIFMA AMG's partnership to advance multiple workstreams and short-term deliverables that will set the stage for long-term implementation. These include standard documentation, enhancements to market structure, further needed regu