On Tuesday, March 28^th, FIF held its annual in-person Advisory Board meeting in New York City.  The Advisory Board / Committee includes 13 participants representing a variation of member firm profiles and subject matter expertise in regulatory, technology, trade execution quality, front and back office processing, and other areas.

Committee members and FIF Management were very pleased with the results of the dialogue and broad based input from those present, specifically with regard to current and future initiatives, strategic partnerships with other industry associations, and the support and growth of FIF membership.

FIF has formed a Mark-Up/Mark-Down working group to address the implementation of recent enhancement to Mark-Up/Mark-Down Disclosure Rules (MSRB Rule G-15/G-30 and FINRA Rule 2232).  If you would like to be added to the working group, please contact the Program Office at fifinfo@fif.com.

On Friday, FINRA issued a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 6191 to implement an anonymous, grouped masking methodology for OTC activity in connection with data publication of BI and BII data.  FIF will discuss FINRA's proposed masking methodology for OTC and potential next steps during Wednesday's Tick Size Pilot Working Group Call.  Please see the link to FINRA's proposed rule change here.

FIF Quarterly Event: Next Generation Technologies & Financial Services: How AI, Machine Learning and Evolving Technology Will Affect & Influence the Industry - Kindly Sponsored by Thomson Reuters and Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Please join us on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Thomson Reuters (3 Times Square, NYC) for a panel discussion on next generation trading technologies and AI, followed by an extended networking reception. Registration is now open for this event; and we encourage you register soon as space is limited. We would like to thank Thomson Reuters and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for sponsoring this event. Registration will close on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 3:00 PM ET. Please register here.

FIF and ICE Data Services will be hosting an informational call for FIF members on Thursday, March 2^nd at 4:00 PM ET to review and discuss processes and procedures used to determine the Prevailing Market Price for certain fixed income securities.  Please contact fifinfo@fif.com if you would like to attend but did not receive an invite