A FIF member would like to discuss with other FIF members issues relating to the computation of the factor (remaining principal) for the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority (Florida) Revenue Bonds, Series 1996. This is specifically for trades executed in 2013. If you are interested in participating in a discussion with other FIF members on this topic, please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The FIF Rule 606 Working Group will meet on Tuesday January 4 at 11am ET to discuss recent feedback from the SEC staff relating to Rule 606 reporting for options.

On Monday January 10 at 3pm ET, Ignacio Sandoval of the Morgan Lewis Law Firm will present a buy-side perspective on the SEC’s recent Securities Lending Transaction rule proposal. The invite for this presentation has been sent to the members of the FIF Securities Lending Transparency Working Group. To subscribe to this group, please either update your profile or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On Thursday January 20 at 10am ET, Ignacio Sandoval and Kyle Whitehead of the Morgan Lewis Law Firm will provide an overview of the SEC’s recent rule proposal relating to electronic recordkeeping. The invite for this presentation has been sent to the members of the FIF Back Office Committee, the Compliance Working Group, the Cybersecurity Working Group and the Emerging Technologies Working Group. If you are interested in attending this presentation and do not have the invite in your calendar, please either update your profile or email us at This email address is being protected from...

As of January 1, 2022, the CAT Committee will be renamed as the CAT Monthly Update Working Group and the CAT Tech Specs Working Group will be renamed as the CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group. This is intended to provide a clearer description of the functions of these groups. The CAT Transaction Reporting Working Group will meet on Wednesday January 5 at 2pm ET; the Working Group will not meet on January 3. The CAT Monthly Update Working Group will meet on Thursday January 6 at 2pm ET. The CAT CAIS Working Group will have its regularly scheduled calls next week on Wednesday and Friday.

FIF TRACE Working Group. The TRACE Working Group made final edits to a comment letter on SR-FINRA-2021-030, “Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule 6730 to Require Members to Append Modifiers to Delayed Treasury Spot and Portfolio Trades When Reporting to TRACE.” FIF Securities Lending Transaction Working Group. The Securities Lending Transaction Working Group continued its discussion of the SEC’s November 18 rule proposal to create a new reporting system for securities lending. FIF CAT Tech Specs Working Group. The CAT Tech Specs Working Group reviewed updated...

Continuing the mission to be the most innovative, dynamic, and trusted provider of market data and trading infrastructure to the financial services industry, Exegy Incorporated announced the addition of two experienced industry leaders to its global sales organization.  Devry Ross joins Exegy as Global Head of Partners. In this pivotal role, Ross will take ownership of existing global partnerships and further engage with technology providers, outsourcers, data aggregators, consultancies, and system integrators to create new opportunities in multiple channels. “In today’s financial...

Jane Street and Virtu Financial have both committed to supporting the upcoming launch of the TP ICAP’s Digital Assets Spot Platform.  TP ICAP said the addition of the market makers will help provide the platform with the “tight pricing that clients expect and from brands they recognize and trust”. The platform remains subject to registration with UK regulators. TP ICAP’s new Digital Assets Platform will feature a wholesale electronic OTC marketplace for spot crypto asset trading, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.   The...

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has extended its relationship with State Street to give Charles River clients access to market pricing, symbology, and time series data from Refinitiv. Charles River clients who subscribe to the service from Refinitiv will be able to access real-time equity, fixed income, and derivative market data. The agreement extends the existing relationship between the two which also covers reference data.