At the request of FIF members, FIF has created a Working Group to focus on interpretive and operational questions relating to Regulation SHO and potential areas where FIF members might want to seek interpretive guidance. In order to join this group, update your working group subscriptions in your profile here: https://fif.com/index.php/profile. If you're having trouble, or forgot your password, email fifinfo@fif.com for assistance.

The first meeting of this Working Group is scheduled for March 18 at 10 am ET. Mark Fitterman of the Baker McKenzie law firm will participate in this discussion.

Later this week, FIF will be submitting a comment letter on a rule proposal by the Federal Reserve to expand TRACE reporting to certain depository institutions that are not broker-dealers. The comment letter is focused on the potential impact for broker-dealers that currently report to TRACE.

Please join us for part four of our webinar series on the implementation considerations of the SEC Market Data Infrastructure Rule. The fourth webinar of the series will take place tomorrow, March 9th at 3pm ET. This webinar will focus on competing consolidators. The panel will include Scott Parsons of Exegy, Kerry Baker Relf of Refinitiv, Patrick Flannery of MayStreet and Frank Piasecki of ACTIV Financial. The panel discussion will be moderated by Tom Jordan, FIF Advisory Chair. If your firm is a non-member or blocks Zoom, please email the Program Office at fifinfo@fif.com for dial-in details. FIF Members, please register here.

• Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology Working Groups. On March 23, Josh Burns of CitiHub will present on Secrets Management in the Financial Industry Using a Hashicorp Vault Implementation.
• Tax Information Reporting Working Group. On March 25, Stevie Conlon and colleagues at Wolters Kluwer will present Part 2 of their Spotlight on Virtual Currency.
• Data and Technology Committee. On March 31, Brian Faughnan of SIAC will present on Pillar migration updates.