FIF OFR Repo Reporting Working Group. The Working Group continued its review and discussion of the documentation published by the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research (OFR) relating to reporting for repos that are executed bilaterally and not centrally-cleared (NCCBR repos). The Working Group discussed comments from an FIF member relating to the implementation timetable for this new reporting requirement. SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group discussed comments and questions from FIF members...

OFR Repo Reporting Working Group. The Working Group reviewed and discussed the documentation published by the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research (OFR) relating to reporting for repos that are executed bilaterally and not centrally-cleared (NCCBR repos). SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of a draft FIF letter to the SEC on implementation issues relating to SEC Rule 13f-2. Rule 13f-2 requires the reporting of certain gross short positions and daily net...

SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of a draft FIF letter to the SEC on implementation issues relating to SEC Rule 13f-2. Rule 13f-2 requires the reporting of certain short positions and daily net changes in positions. The Working Group continued its discussion of the jurisdictional scope of Rule 13f-2 reporting. The Working Group continued its discussion on reporting CUSIP and CINS identifiers. The Working Group discussed an inconsistency in the rule relating to the...

FINRA Trade Reporting Notice on Fractional Share Transactions. The Data and Technology Committee and the TRF/ORF Working Group reviewed a draft FIF letter to FINRA in response to the March 22 FINRA Trade Reporting Notice on Upcoming Trade Reporting Enhancements for Fractional Share Transactions. The Working Group discussed reporting for corrections and the reporting flag for transactions that are away from the market. SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of implementation...

SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of implementation issues relating to SEC Rule 13f-2 on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The Working Group continued its review of a draft FIF letter to the SEC requesting guidance on the implementation of Rule 13f-2.  FINRA Trade Reporting Notice on Fractional Share Transactions. The FIF Data and Technology Committee and TRF/ORF Working Group discussed next steps in response to the March 22 FINRA Trade Reporting Notice...

SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of implementation issues relating to SEC Rule 13f-2 on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The Working Group continued its review of a draft FIF letter to the SEC requesting guidance on the implementation of Rule 13f-2.  Rule 605 Working Group. The Rule 605 Working Group continued its review and discussion on the changes to Rule 605 that the SEC adopted on March 6, including the following issues and topics: time for...

SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Interest Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of implementation issues relating to SEC Rule 13f-2 on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The Working Group reviewed a draft FIF letter to the SEC requesting guidance on the implementation of Rule 13f-2.  Rule 605 Working Group. The Rule 605 Working Group continued its review and discussion on the changes to Rule 605 that the SEC adopted on March 6, including the following issues and topics: time of receipt for...

FIF had no meetings scheduled for the week of 4/8

SEC Rule on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting. The FIF Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Interest Reporting Working Group continued its review and discussion of implementation issues relating to SEC Rule 13f-2 on Short Position and Short Activity Reporting, including identification of reportable securities, applicability of the Form 13F reporting requirements to Form SHO, reporting by affiliated groups, and application of the Form SHO reporting requirements to activity outside the US. FINRA Trade Reporting Notice on Fractional Share Transactions; SIAC and UTP notices on Fractional...