Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched BRx Match, a cloud-based reconciliation and matching solution which aims to tackle reconciliation and data integrity challenges. The all-in-one reconciliation platform was developed to solve complex and simple reconciliations, allowing users to leverage the power of an enterprise reconciliation solution. The entire reconciliation process from the earliest point is automated by the platform, providing increased efficiency, transparency and accuracy, alongside minimizing risk and total cost of ownership. BRx Match simplifies data acquisition...

Cboe Digital announced it has cleared its first trade from Nonco U.S., a subsidiary of one of the largest over-the-counter (OTC) providers in Latin America, and DV Chain, an affiliate of Chicago-based proprietary trading group DV Trading and provider of world-class cryptocurrency trading and technology, on its new Cboe Digital Settlement Service. Designed to help remove settlement risk for OTC digital asset transactions, Cboe Digital’s settlement service facilitates clearing and settlement via Cboe Digital’s U.S. regulated, real-time clearinghouse.  The offering can...

Bloomberg has launched the new MVP index and pricing power index, adding to Bloomberg Index Services (BISL) suite of thematic equities indices. According to Bloomberg, the new indices are an evolution of traditional factor indices, positioned to capture the individual factors and attributes that propel top-performing companies. The Bloomberg MVP index, designed by BISL, tracks the performance of US large-cap companies that showcase fundamental qualities across momentum, value, volatility and profitability based on a factor model developed by Bloomberg Intelligence. The top 50 companies...

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced plans to offer ultra-low latency data between markets in the US and Europe. The trans-Atlantic data service offers a new route that removes significant latency and optimizes costs for investors utilizing the development. The ICE Global Network will also be expanded by the service, providing connectivity and managed services to the most active US, European and Asian marketplaces. A system of wireless networks on each continent will be combined by the solution, with high-speed transatlantic fibre to connect US and European markets. The offering...

Our Annual Chicago Event hosted by Cboe Global Markets will be taking place on Monday October 30. Registration in the lobby begins at 3 pm CT, the speaking engagement will be from 4-5:30 pm CT with refreshments and networking afterwards from 5:30-7 pm CT. The panel topics and speakers will be announced in the coming weeks, please register here. FIF would like to thank Cboe Global Markets for sponsoring this event. If you have any questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On September 15 FIF submitted a comment letter to the SEC in response to the Revised Linkage Timeline proposal filed by the CAT Plan Participants. FIF would like to thank the participants of the FIF CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group for their contributions in the drafting of this comment letter. 

FIF will host two calls this week for the CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group. The first call will be on Tuesday September 19 at 2 pm ET. During this call, FIF members will discuss the SEC’s September 6 Order approving the Executed Share Model for CAT funding, including current status and next steps. FIF members also will discuss a draft presentation to FINRA requesting that FINRA provide additional data to facilitate reconciliation of Section 31 fees. The second call will be on Wednesday September 20 at 2 pm ET. During this call, the Working Group will discuss issues and questions from...

The Back Office Committee will have its next call on Tuesday September 19 at 11 am ET to review applicable FICC, DTC, NSCC, SEC, MSRB, OCC, IRS and FINRA updates during the past month.

The next call for the FIF Cybersecurity Working Group will be on Thursday September 21 at 3 pm ET. The spotlight presenter will be Matt Weinberg of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agenda (CISA), who will discuss Current Threats to the Financial Industry and CISA’s 2023 Strategic Plan. CISA is an agency of the US Department of Homeland Security. If you would like to participate on this call and are not a member of the Cybersecurity Working Group, please update your FIF profile or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..