Formerly known as the Bond Dealers of America (BDA)

Event Recap: BDA Hosts Public Finance Leadership Roundtable and Muni Advocacy Fly-In

Last week, the BDA hosted a Public Finance Leadership Roundtable in Washington, DC hosted by Quarles and Brady. The event featured robust discussion on timely public finance topics with senior representatives from 10 BDA member firms. Key discussion topics included: Exit of Bulge Bracket Firms from the Business and Impact on Regionals Challenges of Operating…

DC Fly-In Recap: BDA Meets with Key Policy Makers to Discuss Muni Priorities

This week, the BDA hosted a DC advocacy fly-in, meeting with key senior Congressional staff to discuss BDA’s tax priorities.  This is the first BDA IN PERSON FLY-IN since the onset of the COVID pandemic and we plan to host multiple similar events next year as the new Congress gets underway. Educational efforts such as this are…

Event Recap – Fixed Income Leadership Webinar Series

Thursday, September 9 Corporate Market Structure, New Technologies, and Liquidity Providers The conversation focused on the evolution of electronic trading since the pandemic began, trading protocol usage, the role of non-bank liquidity providers, and what to watch in the coming year. Speakers Friday, September 10 Bond Market Regulation – 4210, G13, 15c2-11, Muni Advisor Rule,…

EVENT RECAP: BDA’s Public Finance Leadership Roundtable

Yesterday, the BDA held its Public Finance Leadership Roundtable. The webinar was attended by dozens of representatives from BDA member firms and was sponsored by Quarles & Brady, DPC Data, and Lumesis. The panel discussion focused on the most recent market, legislative and regulatory topics facing middle-market banks and dealers in 2021. A recording of…

Event Recap: Fixed Income Legal and Compliance Roundtable

Yesterday, the BDA was joined by the SEC, FINRA, and MSRB for a Fixed Income Legal and Compliance Roundtable.  55 fixed income professionals from over 30 firms participated in this roundtable at which pressing regulatory and legal issues – impacting institutional and retail fixed income – were discussed. Thanks to our sponsors DPC Data and…

Event Recap: BDA 12th annual National Fixed Income Conference

Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors for helping make our 12th annual National Fixed Income Conference our strongest yet!  Please reach out with any questions or comments. We need your feedback to ensure we continue building a conference with the right topics and speakers — all focused on the U.S. fixed income markets.…

Fixed Income Leadership Webinar – RECAP

Recap with Links to Each Webinar   August 5 – 3 pm ET Market Structure, Technology, and FIMSAC: The fixed income markets are more electronic, more automated, and more transparent than ever before. Have regulations caught up with market developments? Hear from two industry leaders, both members of the SEC’s Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory…

Event Recap: BDA Hosts Fixed Income Legal and Compliance Roundtable Webinar

*A Video Recording of Event Included* Yesterday, the BDA hosted representatives from the SEC, FINRA and the MSRB for its bi-annual Fixed Income Legal and Compliance Roundtable. 75 fixed income professionals from over 35 firms participated in this roundtable at which pressing regulatory and legal issues were discussed. A video recording of the event can…

Advancing Municipal Bonds and Infrastructure: BDA Co-Hosts Infrastructure Roundtable on Capitol Hill with Public Finance Network

Yesterday (March 3, 2020), the BDA along with the Government Finance Officers Association, National Association of Counties, American Public Power Association and BDA member firm Hilltop Securities hosted a roundtable on Capitol Hill titled, Muni Bonds 101: Modernizing Infrastructure into the 21st Century. The event was kicked off by an introduction from Congressman Steve Stivers…

Event Recap: BDA’s 11th Annual National Fixed Income Conference

Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors for helping make our 11th annual National Fixed Income Conference our strongest yet!  A detailed summary of the conference is below. Please reach out with any questions or comments. We need your feedback to ensure we continue building a conference with the right topics and speakers —…