SEC holds inaugural meeting of its Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

By Jacquelyn LumbSEC Chairman Jay Clayton welcomed members to the inaugural meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) and welcomed new commissioners Robert Jackson and Hester Peirce who were sworn in this morning. Clayton said it is difficult to overstate the importance of the fixed income markets, the growth of which has outpaced the equity markets. He also mentioned that the SEC’s Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee’s charter expired this week. The committee will not be renewed, according to Clayton, but will instead be replaced by a series of roundtable discussions on targeted equity market structure issues. The formation of the committee and its members was announced on November 9, 2017. Its focus is on the corporate bond and municipal securities markets. Clayton emphasized the importance of ensuring that the SEC’s regulatory approach meets the needs of retail investors, in addition to companies and state and local…

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