Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA, German: Wertpapier-Industrie- und Finanzmarkt-Vereinigung ) is a US-American trade association that has represented the interests of banks , financial service providers and asset management companies since 2006 . SIFMA emerged from the Bond Market Association and the Securities Industry Association . After the financial crisis in 2007 , offices are still in operation in Washington, DC and New York City .
Goal setting
The aim of the association is to influence financial policy in the interests of member companies, for example by working towards deregulation and tax rebates .
Lobbying
The Political Action Committee was among the 25 largest contributors to the US presidential campaign in 2006 .
Business consulting
The association provides business consultants and their expertise to and for members, such as the former NSA director Keith Alexander .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Merger of Wall Street Groups Creates a Lobbying Powerhouse , The Washington Post website, November 27, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Ex-NSA Chief Pitches Banks Costly Advice on Cyber-Attacks , Bloomberg News website, June 20, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.