The Cybersecurity Working Group will next meet on Thursday March 26 at 3pm ET. The spotlight presenter will be Doug Domin of the FBI Cyber Division, who will discuss Operation WINTER Shield, Iran cyber capabilities and other current threats to the financial industry.

On Wednesday April 8 at 11 am ET, FIF will host a webinar for the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group on the Reg S-P amendments that took effect on December 3, 2025. Thoreau Bartmann and Jessica Cohn of the K&L Gates law firm will be the presenters for the webinar. If you would like to submit any questions for the presenters in advance of the webinar, please send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; all questions will be presented anonymously. 

24x7 Trading Working Group. The 247x Trading Working Group continued its discussion of a draft FIF letter to FINRA to request interpretive guidance and exemptive relief relating to registration of personnel based outside the US who support overnight low-touch trading. The Working Group discussed clearing guarantees for overnight trading. The Working Group discussed a draft issues list to present to the Treasury Department. The Working Group discussed a recent rule filing by Cboe EDGX Exchange to expand to 23x5 trading. Rule 605 Working Group. The Rule 605 Working Group continued its...

According to Markets Media, GeoWealth, a proprietary technology and turnkey asset management platform (TAMP), announced it has expanded its Series C financing to include a $42.5 million minority investment from Goldman Sachs to support its rapid momentum with an additional growth investment, while also providing liquidity to shareholders. With the latest investment, GeoWealth’s family office owner, The Globe Resources Group, retains majority ownership, while Apollo, BlackRock, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors (sub-advised by Composition Capital) remain...

According to Markets Media, integration of Talos’ digital asset infrastructure with Nasdaq’s Calypso and Trade Surveillance platforms delivers unified market access, cross-asset risk management, and institutional-grade compliance. Nasdaq and Talos announced a partnership to connect Talos’ digital asset infrastructure with Nasdaq’s Calypso and Trade Surveillance platforms to develop an integrated solution for managing tokenized collateral. The partnership addresses structural barriers that have prevented widespread adoption of tokenized collateral in institutional markets, including the...

FIF is pleased to welcome Blue Ocean Technologiesto the FIF Community.

Note: Please register before 3pm ET today to secure a printed nametag, the registration list will be sent to the printers today. FIF is excited to announce our first quarterly event of 2026, sponsored by OTC Markets. After opening remarks from Cromwell Coulson of OTC Markets, there will be two panels, one on Building Regulated U.S. Markets for Tokenized Securities and Digital Commodities, and the other panel focusing on exchange and other market developments, including expanded exchange trading hours, SIP odd lots and changes to minimum quoting increments. On the Tokenized Securities...

The Front Office Committee will have its next call on Tuesday March 17 at 11 am ET to review applicable updates and notices from the SEC, FINRA, FINRA CAT and the equity and option exchanges.

The next call for the Rule 605 Working Group will be on Tuesday March 17 at 1 pm ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of a draft letter to the SEC relating to implementation of the Rule 605 amendments, including reporting for different order types and orders with different characteristics.