FIF has scheduled an additional call for the CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group for Monday January 8 at 2 pm ET to review a revised draft FIF letter to the SEC on the requirement for a routing firm to report to CAT settings applied by a receiving firm.

On Tuesday January 9 at 3 pm ET, Penny Christophorou and Ignacio Sandoval of the Morgan Lewis law firm will review the rule recently adopted by the SEC to expand centralized clearing of Treasuries. FIF has invited members of the following Committees and Working Groups to participate on this call: Back Office Committee; Compliance and Surveillance Working Group; Financial Risk Regulations Working Group; and TRACE / Fixed Income Working Group. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of any of these Committees or Working Groups, please update your FIF profile or...

FIF has scheduled a call for Thursday January 11 at 3 pm ET to review a digest of rules recently adopted or proposed by the SEC or FINRA. The rules are organized based on the following areas: Technology, Operations and Finance; Equities; Options; Fixed Income; Security-Based Swaps; Multiple Asset Classes; and Compliance and Proceedings. The January 11 call will focus on the first two areas. FIF has invited the members of the FIF Compliance and Surveillance Working Group to participate on this call. FIF has also created a new SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group. If you would like to...

FIF has scheduled a call for the Section 31 subgroup for Tuesday January 16 at 3 pm ET. The subgroup will discuss next steps after the recent FIF member call with FINRA representatives to discuss enhancing the reconciliation process for the FINRA Regulatory Transaction Fee (charged by FINRA to reimburse FINRA for the Section 31 fee it pays to the SEC). If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of this subgroup, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

At the request of FIF members, FIF has created a subgroup for members to discuss issues relating to T+1 implementation, including the new requirements relating to same-day allocations. If you are interested in participating in this subgroup, please send a note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The recently-adopted SEC rules for security-based swap execution facilities (SBSEFs) require firms to report certain financial and other data with Inline XBRL tagging. If you would like to discuss this requirement with other FIF members or are able to recommend a vendor that offers XBRL tagging for this type of reporting, please send a note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

FIF Back Office Committee; FINRA T+1 Rule Changes. The Back Office Committee reviewed applicable FICC, DTC, NSCC, SEC, MSRB, OCC, IRS and FINRA updates during the past month. During the call, FIF reviewed the recent rule changes adopted by FINRA to conform to T+1 and the requirement for same-day allocations. The Working Group also discussed how members plan to handle the scenario where a customer does not provide allocations by end-of-day. Please find the agenda here. FIF Front Office Committee. The Front Office Committee reviewed applicable updates and notices from the SEC, FINRA, FINRA...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., and Blockstream, a leader in blockchain technologies and financial cryptography, announced the addition of cryptocurrency options data to the Cryptocurrency Data Feed offered via the ICE Consolidated Feed. Launched by ICE and Blockstream in 2018, the Cryptocurrency Data Feed offers real-time cryptocurrency information and includes data on over 100 cryptocurrencies from more than 30 globally sourced venues and exchanges. As part of ICE’s exclusive agreement with Blockstream, ICE offers extensive coverage of prices and order book data for cryptocurrencies by...

DTCC has closed the transaction to acquire Securrency, a developer of institutional-grade, digital asset infrastructure. DTCC announced the signing of the definitive agreement to acquire Securrency in October. With the acquisition complete, DTCC will retire the Securrency brand, and has renamed the business DTCC Digital Assets. It will operate as a business within DTCC, reporting into chief information officer Lynn Bishop. Nadine Chakar, CEO of Securrency, joins DTCC as managing director and global head of DTCC Digital Assets, reporting to Bishop. Chakar will also join the DTCC Management...