Advocacy
AFP's mission is to be the global resource and advocate for the finance profession.
The mission of AFP's public policy program is to ensure that the profession's point of view on critical treasury and finance issues are factored into public discussion, legislative debate, and regulatory rule making. AFP is committed to supporting effective regulations and oversight of our nation's capital markets via legislative actions that encourage additional disclosure requirements that are responsible and sensible. AFP works with policy makers to ensure that proposed regulations and legislation enhance the transparency and competitiveness of American companies and the U.S. economy as a whole.
Most recently, AFP played an instrumental part in working with legislators and regulators to ensure that prudent risk management products remained available and practical for corporate treasury staff seeking stability for America's businesses during the debate and passage of the historical Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Additionally, AFP played a critical role in advocating for more transparency, accountability and competition in the credit ratings market which ultimately that led to the signing of the Credit Ratings Agency Reform Act of 2006. AFP continues to work closely with standard setters to ensure safe and secure payments systems and we support accounting rules that foster competition and transparency.
AFP Political Action Committee (PAC) is the federal political action committee of the Association for Financial Professionals.