Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
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The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is an industry trade group representing securities firms, banks and asset management companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia. SIFMA was formed on November 1, 2006 from the merger of The Bond Market Association and the Securities Industry Association.
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association brings together the shared interests of more than 650 securities firms, banks and asset managers. SIFMA’s mission is to promote policies and practices that work to expand and perfect markets, foster the development of new products and services and create efficiencies for member firms, while preserving and enhancing the public’s trust and confidence in the markets and the industry. SIFMA works to represent its members’ interests locally and globally. It has offices in New York, Washington D.C., and London and its associated firm, the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Market Association, is based in Hong Kong.
