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ASA Applauds Passage of NDAA to Help End CCP's Exploitation of America's Financial Markets
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which includes the bipartisan FIGHT China Act to prevent American capital from financing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCPs) military buildup, technological dominance, and human rights abuses. "As the NDAA bill heads to President Trump's desk, ASA applauds Congressional leadership for including the bipartisan FIGHT Chi
Dec 17, 20251 min read
ASA Calls on Congress to Pass the TIER Act
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today called on Congress to pass the Tailoring and Indexing Regulations (TIER) Act, a bill sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), which would modernize regulation by indexing bank asset tailoring thresholds to reflect economic growth. "ASA applauds Rep. Barr for championing the TIER Act, a pragmatic bill that helps end Washington's arbitrary and outdated one-size-fits-all regulatory approach to bank supervision. The TIER A
Dec 17, 20251 min read
ASA Urges Congress to Exempt Fixed-Income Securities from Rule 15c2-11
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today sent a letter to the Financial Services Committee expressing its strong support for H.R. 3959, the Protecting Private Job Creators Act, introduced by Reps. Troy Downing (R-MT) and Cleo Fields (D-LA). This bipartisan legislation would provide a permanent exemption for fixed-income securities from SEC Rule 15c2-11. "We support this bipartisan bill to prevent the application of SEC Rule 15c2-11 to fixed income secur
Dec 16, 20251 min read
ASA Applauds Trump EO on Foreign-Owned Proxy Advisors
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded an executive order from President Trump to end the costs professional activists and foreign-owned proxy advisors impose on American investors. “ASA applauds President Trump’s executive order to end the costs the cartel of professional activists and foreign-owned proxy advisors—in concert with Wall Street—have imposed on America’s working families, savers, and retirees,” said ASA President and CEO Chris
Dec 12, 20251 min read
ASA Supports Bipartisan INVEST Act
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today publicly released its letter sent to House Leadership in strong support of the bipartisan Increasing Investor Opportunities (INVEST) Act. The bill is expected to be considered on the House floor later today. “ASA applauds Chairman Hill and the Financial Services Committee for championing the INVEST Act, which tailors regulation for America's small public companies, expands investment opportunities for working fami
Dec 11, 20252 min read
ASA: NDAA Bill Helps End CCP's Exploitation of America's Financial Markets
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which includes the bipartisan FIGHT China Act to prevent American capital from financing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCPs) military buildup, technological dominance, and human rights abuses. “Since day one, Rep. Barr has led the charge to hold Communist China accountable, and the inclusion of his bipartisan FIGHT Chin
Dec 10, 20251 min read
ASA: Revisiting SEC's Global Research Analyst Settlement Will Help Make IPOs Great Again
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded a statement from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Mark Uyeda announcing that the Commission is revisiting the Global Research Analyst Settlement. “Chairman Atkins’ SEC revisiting the Global Settlement is another important step in the Commission’s broader effort to revitalize America's markets and make IPOs great again," said ASA President and CEO Chris Iacovella . "The overwhelming
Dec 8, 20251 min read
ASA Submits Comments to SEC on Corporate Governance and Tokenization of Equities
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today released comments submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) as it considers regulatory changes in corporate governance and the tokenization of equities. "ASA applauds the SEC for taking action to de-politicize the U.S. proxy system and to create regulatory guardrails around the future of financial services in a way that prioritizes the interests of America's wo
Dec 4, 20252 min read
ASA Urges Congress to Include China Investment Prohibition in NDAA
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today called on Congress to include new restrictions on American investment into Communist China in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) funding bill. "A bipartisan Congress should come together through the NDAA process to stop Americans from financing Communist China's AI-military-industrial complex," said ASA President and CEO Chris Iacovella . "While this bill can and should go further, Washington must seize
Dec 3, 20251 min read
ASA Submits Comments on SEC's ABS Concept Release
WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) joined a coalition of trade associations submitting comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to the Commission's proposal to harmonize the definition of “Asset-Backed Securities” under Regulation AB with that of the Exchange Act. "If the Commission proceeds with proposals to harmonize or otherwise broaden the definition of ABS under Regulation AB, we urge it to determine that municipal secur
Dec 2, 20251 min read
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