FIF Year-End CAT Webinar
Please join us this afternoon at 4pm ET for a webinar and panel discussion where we will be looking ahead to the major CAT initiatives of 2021 and beyond. The expert panel includes: Will Leahey (Refinitiv), Shelly Bohlin (FINRA CAT), Christopher Bok (OTC Markets), Jacki Van Moer (Goldman Sachs), Douglas Craig (Fidessa/ION Group), Ron Jordan (Kingland) and Jeremy Kahn (Jane Street). FIF would like to thank Refinitiv for sponsoring this event. Please register here. If your firm blocks Zoom, please email the Program Office at fifinfo@fif.com for dial-in details.
FIF Cybersecurity Working Group
On Tuesday December 15th at 11am ET, Al Berg from Endava will discuss the wide variety of tools and techniques attackers have at their disposal today. In the presentation, you will gain insight from real life incidents targeting the financial and government sectors. Al will dive into what techniques have paid off for the attackers and what defensive strategies defenders can deploy to get the most bang for their security buck.
FIF Tax Information Reporting Working Group
On Wednesday December 16th at 11am ET, our Co-Chairs from Refinitiv and guest speakers from Ernst & Young will present on the current state of withholding for broker-dealers and provide an overview on the current state of reporting and filing practices for broker-dealers.
FIF Spotlight on Executive Order 13959
On Monday, December 21st at 11am ET, FIF will be hosting a meeting on the recent Executive Order 13959, which will prohibit certain transactions in publicly traded securities of any Chinese military company or any securities that are derivative of, or are designed to provide investment exposure to, such securities. Robert Dura and Satish Kini of the Debevoise & Plimpton law firm will present. FIF invites Front Office and Back Office Committee participants to join the call.
FIF Front Office Committee: SEC Market Data Infrastructure Rule
On Tuesday, December 22nd at 11am ET, Larry Tabb will present on the Market Data Infrastructure rule recently adopted by the SEC.
To participate in these spotlight presentations, you must be a participant of the relevant Committee or Working Group. To sign-up for a Committee or Working Group, please log on to your FIF account (fif.com), click Login/Profile in the top right-hand corner and check-off any new Distribution List that you want to join. Please send a note to fifinfo@fif.com with any questions.