FIF met with FINRA CEO Robert Cook on May 31 to discuss various industry initiatives.  FIF greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet with Robert Cook and looks forward to our continued productive relationship with FINRA.

FIF will be hosting an informational session on the impact of MiFID II to U.S. Broker-Dealers, presented by Matt Coupe of Barclays on Tuesday, June 6th at 10:00 AM ET.  For more information, please contact the program office at fifinfo@fif.com.

Just a reminder, we will be distributing Outlook invites this week to all interested FIF members who wish to join a session on Tuesday, June 6^th at 10:00 AM ET.  Matt Coupe, from Barclays in London and an involved member of the EMEA and Global FIX Trading Community, will be providing a MiFID II overview including background, overall challenges, effects on the industry, workflow, reporting, reference and market data developments, particularly as related to US broker dealers and investment managers.  Matt has been closely involved with the implementation of MiFID II in Europe and its effects in other regions, including participation in the various FIX and industry committees and working groups addressing the initiative.

If you are a FIF member and interested in attending, please notify the Program Office at fifinfo@fif.com.

Thesys, the CAT Plan Processor has released the CAT Participant Technical Specifications, if you have not reviewed them as of yet, find them here.  FIF will review the spec during the next working group meeting and respond to the Plan Processor/Operating Committee as necessary.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email the program office at fifinfo@fif.com.

The SROs have recently released their retirement plans related to the sunsetting of duplicative reporting mechanisms.   FIF has created an Abridged Summary of Participants Retirement Plans for your convenience.  FIF is currently in the process of drafting comment letters to FINRA and the SROs, which will be reviewed during the next CAT working group meeting. If you require any additional assistance or clarification into these matters feel free to email us at fifinfo@fif.com or join our CAT Working Group calls.