FIF has scheduled a joint call for the CAT Transaction Reporting and CAIS Working Groups for Wednesday March 18 at 2 pm ET. The Working Groups will continue their discussion of proposals to reduce CAT costs, the removal of PII from CAIS, and required CAT reporting changes to conform to the expansion of exchange trading hours. 

FIF has scheduled a call for the SLATE Working Group for Thursday March 19 at 11 am ET. Working Group members and FIF will update the full Working Group on a recent discussion with SEC staff relating to the implementation of securities loan reporting.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group and the SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group for Thursday March 19 at 1 pm ET to review an updated Regulatory Implementations Calendar and Regulatory Implementations PowerPoint. The Regulatory Implementations Calendar tracks upcoming regulatory implementations.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group and the SEC FINRA Regulations Working Group for Thursday March 19 at 1 pm ET to review an updated Regulatory Implementations Calendar and Regulatory Implementations PowerPoint. The Regulatory Implementations Calendar tracks upcoming regulatory implementations.

The next call for the Trump Accounts Working Group will be on Monday March 23 at 1 pm ET. This Working Group provides a forum for FIF members to discuss technical and operational issues relating to the creation and maintenance of Trump Accounts, including the account transfer process. If you would like to participate in these discussions, please update your FIF profile or send a note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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 KL 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 discussed 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 the recent exemptive request submitted by 24X Exchange to permit 24X Exchange to commence trading overnight prior to the SIPs disseminating quote and trade data for overnight trading. Rule 605 Working Group. The Rule 605 Working Group continued its discussion of Rule 605 reporting for various order types,...

According to Bussinesswire, Northern Trust announced it has entered into an agreement with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to leverage ICE ETF Hub as the order‑taking platform for its new U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETF) servicing capability for institutional investors. The integration marks a key milestone in Northern Trust’s strategic entry into the U.S. institutional investor ETF servicing market. ICE ETF Hub provides a secure, scalable technology infrastructure that streamlines ETF primary market workflows and connects directly with authorized participants, market makers,...