Joint Trades Comment Letter Extension Request on Conflicts of Interest Proposal

On behalf of our members, we request that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) extend the comment period to the above-referenced proposed rules (the “Proposal”) for an additional 60 days. Collectively, our associations represent a wide range of market participants, including registered investment advisers and broker-dealers, registered and private funds, and institutional as well as individual investors, that would be affected in numerous and significant ways by the Proposal.

Read more in the comment letter.