FIF is pleased to announce that ULLINK has joined the Financial Information Forum Community. Ullink provides global, market leading multi-asset trading technology and infrastructure for buy-side and sell-side market participants.

FIF has gone live with a new feature on our site called the Industry Solutions page. Within the Industry Solutions section, each FIF member firm has a unique page in which they can advertise their products and/or services to other FIF members and the industry. Each page contains a basic information field at the top, where the firm's contact information and links to products or services will be displayed, but we would welcome your assistance with more specific details regarding your firm and how your client focus and services should be categorized. Additionally, the page has an updates section, where you may advertise new initiatives, webinars, white papers, products or services. For members who wish to take advantage of the Industry Solutions page, contact us at fifinfo@fif.com to provide us with updates, services and products you wish to have displayed on your page. View the Industry Solutions Page here: https://fif.com/vendors/all/  and access it anytime by selecting the Industry Solutions tab at the very top of the FIF homepage.

FIF, SIFMA and STA and members representatives from the respective organizations attended an in person meeting with the CAT Plan Processor, Thesys, last Thursday, July 13th.  The primary topic was the discussion of allocation flows, including institutional works flows, CAT reporting requirements, and next steps.  Further meetings will be planned in the coming weeks on additional work flows, which will include options reporting.

FIF is pleased to announce that Kx Systems has joined the Financial Information Forum Community.

The CAT Plan Processor, Thesys, in conjunction with the CAT Advisory and Operating Committees has invited FIF, SIFMA and STA to a general Industry Outreach call on Friday, July 7^th at 11:00 AM. The three industry associations, which have been cooperating with regard to the development, policy review, and implementation of CAT for industry members, will invite their respective CAT working group participants to the session.

The purpose of this meeting will be to answer some of the basic questions about the CAT Reporter specs that industry groups have submitted, as well as present the Industry Tech Specs Outreach Plan. This should be a significant and positive next step in moving CAT forward, and engaging the Plan Processor with the industry. FIF will be sending out invites with meeting details to its CAT WG and Subgroup members.