Better Markets has filed a comment letter urging the SEC to approve a proposal that would give investors and asset managers access to “timely, content-rich and affordable market data.”

In its comment letter, Better Markets’ Lev Bagramian wrote that without this data, investors and asset managers cannot serve the needs of their clients: retirees, investors, and savers.

The SEC’s proposal to expand the content of the so-called “core data” that is required to be collected and disseminated would democratize access to data, better protect investors, and further instill market integrity. Better Markets urged the Commission to finalize these reforms.

Read the complete comment letter.