The BDA, in partnership with Hilltop Securities Clearing, is pleased to announce the formation of the BDA’s Small Firm Division which will provide direct, tangible advocacy for smaller broker-dealers and banks active in the US fixed income markets and which, until today, had no voice and no representation in Washington, DC. It’s time Federal policy makers understand and appreciate the issues facing “Main Street” issuers, investors and dealers. The BDA’s Small Firm Division will facilitate this direct advocacy.
Hilltop Securities Clearing is the 2017 sponsor of the Small Firm Division and has been instrumental in the Division’s formation and leadership.
2017 leadership of the Small Firm Division:
Lana Calton, Chair
Managing Director – Head of Clearing
Hilltop Securities
John Holman
COO/CCO
First Southern Securities, LLC
Marco Listrom
President
Valdes & Moreno
Randy Nelson
President
Wells Nelson & Associates, LLC
Paige Pierce
President
R.W. Smith
Dwayne Calton
President
Calton & Associates, Inc.
Members of the Small Firm Division (SFD) will be given a forum to identify issues of common interest – whether regulatory, legislative or market practice – and together with BDA staff will work with DC policy makers on common sense, market driven solutions which benefit “Main Street” investors, issuers and tax-payers. SFD members will also be invited to all BDA events including the BDA’s National Fixed Income Conference which has become the “must-attend” event for fixed income leadership at middle-market, regional and small firms headquartered nationwide.
For more information on the BDA’s Small Firm Division please contact Mike Nicholas at mnicholas@bdamerica.org or 202-204-7900, or go to the BDA website at www.bdamerica.org.
