The SIFMA Podcast

Oct 15 2024 107 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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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 di

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

The SIFMA Podcast: Why the Basel III Endgame Must Be Re-Proposed

May 13 2024 27 mins  
In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA's Joseph Seidel and Dr. Peter Ryan identify and discuss three key takeaways from SIFMA's recent Basel III Endgame Roundtable. The Basel III Endgame package of reforms:Is unprecedented in its scale and scope and deviates from its original intent;Must be re-proposed in full for both substantive and legal reasons; andMust be subject to wide-

The Move to T+1: The Final 30 Days

Apr 29 2024 19 mins  
In this episode of SIFMA's podcast, Ken Bentsen, SIFMA's President and CEO, and Tom Price, Managing Director of Technology Operations and Business Continuity, discuss the final days leading up to the transition to T+1 day settlement. They discuss the industry's readiness for the transition, the history of settlement cycles, and the benefits of T+1. They also highlight the resources

How the DOL’s Retirement Rule Conflicts with Investor Needs

Feb 28 2024 11 mins  
In this episode of the SIFMA Podcast SIFMA President & CEO Ken Bentsen sits down with Scott Smith, Director of Advice Relationships at Cerulli Associates, and Lisa Bleier, Head of Wealth Management and Retirement and State Government Affairs at SIFMA. They discuss new findings issued by SIFMA and Cerulli Associates regarding the current landscape of financial planning, namely t