sentences:  In related news,Ryan wrote in a "USA Today" editorial in August 2009 that compensation practices at financial services firms should align with long-term, not short-term, performance.SIFMA's top-three highest-paid officers in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009 were CEO Tim Ryan at $2.43 million, Executive Vice President Randolph Snook at $1.04 million, and General Counsel Ira Hammerman at $777,000.SIFMA received total revenue that year of $75 million, had total expenses of $82 million, and finished the year with a fund balance of $40 million.