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MFA Comments on FINRA Wash Sale Proposal09.25.13

Today, MFA filed a letter to the SEC on FINRA’s proposal to add supplementary material to FINRA Rule 5210 (Publication […]

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Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, FINRA, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, wash sales, wash sale transaction, algorithms, algorithmic trading, inadvertent self-matches, self-match prevention, equity markets, exchanges, alternative trading systems, automated trading, liquidity, transaction costs, chilling effect, execution, Cross-Border, foreign markets, regulatory framework, corporate bonds, municipal securities, Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder, Santa Fe Industries Inc. v. Green, In the Matter of J.A. Latimer & Co. Inc., In the Matter of Thornton & Co., Manipulation, independent decision maker, market infrastructures, market data, market participants, aggregation units, trading desk,

MFA and AIMA Submit Comments on Proposed SEC Regulation SCI07.17.13

MFA and AIMA submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its proposed Regulation Systems Compliance (“Reg SCI”) […]

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Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, AIMA, Alternative Investment Management Association, Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity, Regulation SCI, operational risk, regulatory framework, equity markets, decimalization, technology, United States Congress, National Market System, liquidity, transparency, hedge funds, investor, hedge fund investors, risk management, circuit breakers, broker-dealer, limit up-limit down measure, automation review program, ARP, self-regulatory organization, SRO, exempt clearing agency, Investor Protection, market participants, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, Joint Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues, SIFMA, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, securities market, algorithmic trading, quantitative strategies, systemic risk, systematic risk, regulatory requirements, Theodore Lazo, Elizabeth Murphy, proprietary trading, material systems change, Gregg Berman, Knight Capital Group Inc., Mary Schapiro, SCI Entity, industry innovation, Form SCI,

MFA Coalition Submits Joint Letter to SEC and CFTC on CDS Customer Portfolio Margining05.10.13

MFA, the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) (collectively, the “Associations”) submitted a […]

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Topics: ACLI American Council of Life Insurers, AIMA, Alternative Investment Management Association, Mary Jo White, Gary Gensler, SEC, CFTC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, portfolio margining, clearing, ICE Clear Credit LLC, security-based swaps, swaps, credit default swaps, CDS, buy-side participants, sell-side firms, margin, central clearing, Investor Protection, market efficiency, derivatives, hedging, FCM, futures commission merchants, broker-dealer, single-name CDS, economic barriers, systemic risk, counterparty credit risk, credit risk, offsetting position, collateral, price distortion, broad-based indices, narrow-based index credit default swap, initial margin, initial margin requirements, margin requirements, registered clearing agencies, derivatives clearing organization, DCO, clearinghouse, capital, segregation, clearing agency, self-clearing members, dealers, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, end-users, regulatory framework, interconnectedness, ICE Trust, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, settlement, New York State Banking Department, risk management, variation margin, long-short strategies, interest rate swaps, market participants, clearing mandate, master netting agreements, voluntary clearing, backloading, iTraxx Europe, liquidity, liquidity requirements, tri-party segregation arrangements, custody bank, institutional custodian, excess margin, legal segregation with operation commingling, LSOC, LSOC with excess, directional portfolio, insolvency, equity markets, arbitrage, S&P 500, price competition, direct clearing members, DCM, liquidation, proprietary strategies, volatility, net margin, margining, straight-through processing, counterparty risk, speculative position, Options Clearing Corporation, OCC, short straddles, capital formation,

MFA Comments on SEC Decimalization Roundtable05.01.13

Managed Funds Association submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on decimalization and a tick size […]

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Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, decimalization, tick test, minimum tick sizes, equity markets, efficiency, Investor Protection, hedge fund managers, registered investment adviser, registration, adviser registration, private investment pools, pension, endowment, Foundation, insurance companies, transaction cost, retail investors, NASD, National Association of Securities Dealers, stocks, small cap stocks, market intermediaries, market research, Market Information Data Analytics System, MIDAS, liquidity, trading volume, initial public offering, IPO, Grant Thornton Capital Markets Series, dark pools, institutional investors, bid-ask spread, market liquidity, market efficiency,

MFA Submits Letter to SEC Regarding Computer Trading and Risk Management Issues08.14.12

MFA submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) regarding computer trading and risk management issues. MFA noted in […]

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Topics: Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, Mary Schapiro, Knight Capital Group Inc., Knight Capital, flash crash, equity markets, effici, investor, capital raising, market participant, market structure, regulatory framework, institutional investors, retail investors, circuit breakers, best practices, interpretive guidance, self-regulatory organization, SRO, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, broker-dealer, Sound Practices, Broker, Dealer, market access, exchanges, alternative trading systems, risk management, Corelogic Inc, China Cord Blood Corp, Kronos Worldwide, Trinity Industries, Molycorp, naked sponsored access, technology advisory group, investment managers, market simulations, liquidity, liquidity centers, algorithms, General Securities Principal, market sponsors, kill-switch, limit up-limit down measure, market volatility, volatility,

Comment Letter to the Department of Labor in Response to the Departments Proposed Rule to Amend the Definition of Fiduciary Under ERISA02.03.11

MFA submitted a comment letter to the Department of Labor in response to the Departments proposed rule to amend the […]

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Topics: Employee Benefits Security Administration Department of Labor, DOL, ERISA, alternative investment vehicles, hedge funds, diversification, risk management, equity markets, fixed income markets, Joseph Dear, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, pension fund, rate of return, fee structure, performance fee, total returns, hedge fund managers, risk-adjusted returns, high water marks, government safety new, pooled investment funds, Congress, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Commodity Futures and Exchange Commission, CFTC, non-plan asset funds, plan asset vehicles, general partner, DOL regulations, equity securities, plan assets, market concern, Investor Protection, private investment fund, principal underwriter, fiduciary, appraisals, pricing services, custodians, appraisers, managing member, Internal Revenue Code, pooled investment vehicles, fiduciary liability insurance. prime brokerage, daily mark, swap counterparty, fund administration agreements, asset-based fee compensation, prohibited transaction provisions, net asset value, hard-to-value, private equity holdings, real estate holdings, side-pocket investments, appraisal of property, investment advisers, valuation firm, hedge fund manager, private pension, good faith estimate, may be considered standard, significantly influence standard, ERISA fiduciaries, mutual understanding, valuation of assets, "may be considered" advice, risk appetites, tailored advice, pooled investment fund, exemption applications, transaction reversal, excise taxes, selling exception, due diligence, adverse, marketing services, impartial investment advice, purchaser, seller, bilateral agreement, default, derivative markets, short sales, options, structured products, futures, settlement accommodations, overdraft coverage, inadvertent fiduciary status, pooled vehicle, market color, prime brokers, general partners,

Letter to the European Commission in Response to its Consultation Paper, Review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)02.02.11

MFA submitted comments to the European Commission in response to its Consultation Paper, Review of the Markets in Financial Instruments […]

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Topics: European Commission Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, MiFID, regulatory framework, market stability, risk capital, proprietary strategies, surveillance tools, European Union, EU, financial regulatory system, hedge funds, OTC, commodity derivatives market, Investor Protection, title transfer collateral arrangements, non-retail clients, third country firms, "strict equivalence" regime, electronic trading platforms, liquid derivatives, exchange trading, exchange-traded products, European OTC derivatives markets, US markets, Asian Markets, ESMA, sufficiently liquid, European Commission on Standardisation and Organised Platform Trading of OTC Derivatives, Organised Trading Venues, cost-effective manner, reduced transaction costs, algorithmic trading, broker dealers, market impact, accurate price discovery, high frequency trading, HFT, market makers, low latency technology, strategy holding periods, horizon strategies, fleeting arbitrage opportunities, risk management, electronic market-making, technology-driven market makers, inventory risk, risk exposure, inter-market arbitrage, ultra low-latency technology, capital formation, automated execution technology, global connectivity infrastructure, financial institutions, market connectivity intermediaries, direct market access, flash crash, HFT trades, non-HFT trade, asset managers, insurance companies, banks, brokers, automated trading, arbitraging, minimum quantitative threshold, portfolio manager, alternative investment fund managers, AIFM directive, UCITS Directive, level playing field, non-EU asset managers, risk controls, pre-trade checks, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, circuit breakers, market-wide single stock circuit breakers, limit up system, limit down system, speed bumps, trading delays, specified maximum execution speeds, co-location facilities, latency, liquidity, investor confidence, technological innovation, short-term price swings, low latency technology chain, minimum tick sizes, liquid market, deep market, liquidity provision requirements, article 4(8) of MiFID, broker-dealer capital, margin requirements, concentrated risk solution, regulatory "tax, market efficiency, minimum duration of orders, limit orders, stale orders, affirmative and negative obligations, pre-trade transparency, post-trade transparency, investment strategies, safeguards, equity markets, waivers, dark pools, equity investors, pre-trade transparency waivers, order stubs, alternative trading systems, ATSs, indications of interest, IOIs, actionable IOIs, block sized trades, daily trading volume threshold, order-slicing methodologies, price discovery, post-trade reporting proposals, depositary receipts, exchange traded funds, certificates, UCITS, non-EU markets, non-EU investment firms, MiFID framework directive, non-equity instruments, comprehensive price date, comprehensive notional data, regulatory transparency thresholds, data consolidation, approved publication arrangements, APAs, European Consolidated Tape, Consolidated Tape, Congress, National Market System, composite quotation system, consolidated transaction reporting system, quotations, Consolidated Tape Association, opaque market centers, sharp shoot, order flow, US Securities Industry Automation Corporation, national best bid and offer, depth of market quotations, reporting protocols, third party information vendors, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, NetCoalition, Yahoo Inc, Google, Bloomberg L.P., depth-of-market fees, NetCoalition v. Securities and Exchange Commission, core date, consolidated core data, CQ plan, position-level data, harmonised position information, reasonable threshold, nexus, trader ID, transaction report, confidentiality obligation, client identifier, statutory obligation, OTC contract, trade repository, summary disclosure, ex-post disclosure, ex-ante disclosure, conflicts of interest, title transfer collateral arrangement, retail client, member states, cash balance, risk warnings, securities financing transaction, information requirements, due diligence obligations, third country regime, equivalence mechanism, strict equivalence, market disorder, systemic risk, unilateral bans, market turmoil, cost/benefit analysis, regulatory authorities, consultation papers, systemic risk grounds, CCP, capital flows, lending flows, credit flows, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, ISDA, G20, Financial Stability Board, European Market Infrastructure Regulation, EMIR, sovereign CDS, European Commission's report of Sovereign CDS, credit default swaps, CDS market, hedgers, hard position limits, physical commodity markets, market manipulation, position management, mechanical imposition, commodity derivatives, CESR, UK Treasury and Financial Services Authority, price movement, derivatives position, Disclosure, reporting obligations, transparency directive, security-based derivatives, European Commission Request for Additional Information in relation to the Review of MiFID, volatility, non-hedging, aggregate open interest/notional amount, reporting regimes, contract, market data,

MFA Response to CESR Consultation Paper on a Proposal for a Pan-European Short Selling Disclosure Regime10.01.09

MFA submitted a letter to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) today in response to its Consultation Paper on a […]

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Topics: Committee of European Securities Regulators CESR, CESR Proposal for a Pan-European Short Selling Disclosure Regime, alternative investment managers, hedge funds, fund of funds, hybrid funds, 130/30 funds, managed futures funds, industry service providers, alternative investment industry, absolute return strategies, short selling, manipulative conduct, Market Confidence, stability, public disclosure of short positions, short positions, market volatility, price discovery, risk management, risk management function, significant adverse effect, financial services sector, investors, Issuer, market participants, de minimis, aggregated anonymised data, timeframe for reporting, transparency directive, meaningful data, short selling bans, global equity markets, academics, liquidity, bid-ask spread, price declines, materially negative impacts, market efficiency, short selling disclosure regime, equity markets, enhanced transparency, investment managers, abusive short selling practices, abusive practices, financial institutions, herding, institutional investors, retail investors, transaction costs, capital markets, free flow of information, chilling effect, alternative investment classes, Pension Funds, endowments, foundations, alternative investment vehicles, hedging strategies, capital formation, hedge, convertible arbitrage, short equity position, convertible bonds, traditional bond issuance, convertible securities, short squeeze, Reverse Engineered, trading strategies, long equity positions, exposures, Unwind, financial stocks, pricing efficiency, short selling prohibitions, European markets, large-scale short selling, extreme market conditions, negative returns, UK Financial Services Authority, FSA, securities prices, naked short selling, Journal of Finance, Credit Suisse, market stability, disclosure thresholds, private reporting, flagging short sales, Financial Regulatory Authority, FINRA, flagging regime, disproportionate costs, real time information, over-the-counter transactions, exchanges, trading platform, settlement, physical short sales transactions, EEA stock, extraterritoriality, European Union, EU, EEA equities, two-tier disclosure model, price amplification, market testing, MiFID, competent authorities, Member State competent authorities, professional secrecy, confidentiality, freedom of information regimes, harmonization, net economic short positions, transitory short position, abusive behavior, share issues, capital raising, index trading, basket trade, reporting regimes, net economic short position, asset management company, aggregation, prudential regulators, T+1 reporting, derivatives, derivative positions, delta adjusted, cumulative compliance costs, global capital markets, EU Member State, market maker, market making,

MFA Letter to Senate Republican Capital Markets Task Force Regarding United States Capital Markets Competitiveness in the Global Financial Services Marketplace02.29.08

MFA submits a comment letter to the Senate Republican Capital Markets Task Force in response to the Task Force’s request […]

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Topics: Senate Republican Capital Markets Task Force United States Congress, capital markets, U.S. Capital Markets, global financial system, regulatory regime, tax, capital formation, capital efficiencies, financial regulatory system, principles-based regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, regulation, non-U.S. investors, capital, hedge funds, venture capital funds, oil and gas partnerships, Strategy and Financial Innovation, Investor Protection, Financial Services Roundtable, Blue Print for U.S. Financial Competitiveness, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, safe harbor, exchanges, market crisis, market participants, duplicative regulation, public commodity pools, National Futures Association, NFA, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, commodity futures markets, energy commodities, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, natural gas futures market, Federal Trade Commission, financial services industry, President's Working Group on Financial Markets, PWG, Department of the Treasury, Secretary of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, assets under management, investment advisers, retail investors, prudential regulators, Henry Paulson, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, OCIE, Economic Club of New York, no-action letters, General Solicitation, General Advertising, transparency, Cross-Border, U.S. immigration policies, skilled non-U.S. professional workers, H-1B visa, student visa, harmonization, generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS, mutual recognition, Canada, Enron Corporation, Cendant, Financial Services Forum, United Kingdom, European Union, EU, chilling effect, equity markets,

MFA Comment Letters

Topic: equity markets