Resource Archives
SFA Responds to FIMSAC Recommendations to Mitigate Conflicts of Interest in Credit Ratings
SFA’s response to the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) recommendation regarding ways to mitigate conflicts on interest in credit ratings focused on 1) enhanced issuer disclosure, 2) increased NRSRO disclosure, 3) bondholder ratification...
2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance Symposium Recordings Available
Select sessions are currently available on-demand within the AttendeeHub.
2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance Symposium
Structured Finance Association (SFA) held their 2nd Annual ESG in Structured Finance Symposium, December 15-16, 2020. Topics included drivers of ESG asset growth, effects of global regulation and the current US political landscape, impact and sustainable...
SFA Joint Trade Amicus on LIBOR Transition
SFA jointly filed an amicus brief with the Chamber of Commerce, SIFMA, ISDA, BPI, and LSTA, in the case of McCarthy v. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., in the Northern District of California. The case has significant...
SFA Comparison of FHFA’s Final ECF To Proposed ECF
SFA compares the FHFA’s Final Enterprise Capital Framework Rule against the Proposed Rule, noting that the changes largely fail to address questions and concerns raised by SFA members.
SOFR Emerging as Alternative To LIBOR in U.S. Debt Markets
Following the July 2017 announcement by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority that the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) cannot be assured following 2021, there has been significant discussion around replacement benchmark rates in financial markets.
SFA Letter to Treasury on PSPAs, Releasing GSEs from Conservatorship Prematurely
SFA supports the ultimate goal of releasing the GSEs from conservatorship and increasing the role of private capital in a responsible manner. However, a hastily thrown together exit from conservatorship based on the political calendar...