The Bond Market Association (BMA) has a proven track record of effective advocacy exclusively on behalf of middle-market and regional securities firms active in the municipal and taxable fixed income markets, both institutional and retail. BMA is headquartered in Washington, DC and is solely focused on the legislative, regulatory and market practice issues impacting our member firms.
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BMA membership benefits your firm in several important ways.
Influence
Congress and Regulators
The BMA designs/creates/develops meetings and events in Washington that allow member firms to influence, educate, and create relationships with key Capitol Hill policy makers and regulators. Working closely with our member firms, BMA’s efforts heighten awareness of the key business, market, regulatory, and legislative challenges that directly impact their businesses.
BMA Committees
BMA enhances the ability of its member firms to respond to regulatory and market practice challenges. Through BMA’s market-based committees and external relationships, BMA creates forums for members to create market-based solutions to business, market, regulatory and legislative challenges.
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Industry Events and Roundtables
BMA offers annual proprietary events covering every aspect of U.S. fixed income markets, including the increasingly complex regulatory landscape. In addition, BMA webinars allow firms to hear from other top fixed income professionals about high-priority issues impacting firms and the markets.
Political Intelligence
BMA provides member firms with real-time news, and analysis on the most critical political issues impacting the U.S. fixed income markets. BMA provides its members political intelligence that is focused on the four key committees – the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Banking Committee, the House Financial Services Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee – that directly impact the fixed-income markets and BDA’s public policy focus.
Impact
Legal & Regulatory E ectiveness
Through the BMA’s relationship with the law firm Nixon Peabody, BMA members have access to guidance on Federal regulatory and legal matters directly impacting their business. BMA’s relationship with Nixon Peabody provides access to top-tier legal and compliance guidance, saving members and average of $30,000 per year in outside counsel fees.
Industry Relationships
Through the BMA’s committees and events, BMA creates the ability to form beneficial business relationships and trading partnerships amongst US based firms.
The Bottom Line on Membership
BMA membership tangibly benefits our member firms in a variety of ways. By utilizing the BMA, members increase the presence and impact in Washington, DC of middle-market and regional securities dealers, while saving member firms tens of thousands of dollars in outside legal and regulatory counsel.
It’s one of the best investments you’ll ever make.