The next call for the Tax Information Reporting Working Group will be on Wednesday January 14 at 3 pm ET. Representatives from Wolters Kluwer will discuss IRS FAQs about digital asset broker reporting.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Short Sales / Reg SHO / Short Reporting Working Group and the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group for Thursday January 15 at 2 pm ET. The Working Groups will discuss the recent rule filing by FINRA to replace the current day trading margin provisions with intraday margin standards.

FIF is hosting a webinar for the Compliance and Surveillance Working Group on Trading Risk Controls and Reg SCI. The webinar will be on Tuesday January 20 at 3 pm ET. The moderator will be Erin Clemens of StoneX. The panelists will be Chris Boldt of Interactive Brokers, Doug Craig of Fidessa, Jim Dolan of LeveL Markets, and Charles Sommers of the Sidley Austin law firm. If you would like to submit any questions or topics for the webinar, please send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

DTCC Tokenization Services. FIF hosted a joint call for the Back Office Committee and the Digital Asset Securities Working Group to continue the discussion of the no-action letter recently granted by the SEC to DTC relating to the DTCC Tokenization Services. SLATE Working Group. The SLATE Working Group reviewed a draft letter to FINRA relating to the SLATE securities list and reporting for evergreen term loans. The Working Group discussed an issues list relating to SLATE reporting to present to the SEC.   24x7 Trading Working Group. The 24x7 Trading Working Group discussed...

Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s industry-leading blockchain business unit, announced their intent to collaborate on the native issuance of Kinexys by J.P. Morgan’s deposit token product, JPM Coin on the Canton Network, a privacy-enabled blockchain network designed for synchronized financial markets. According to a story in MarketsMedia news, JPM Coin by Kinexys Digital Payments is the first bank-issued USD-denominated deposit token (ticker: JPMD) and provides institutional clients with the ability to make payments using a digital representation of J.P. Morgan USD deposits...

Barclays has announced a strategic investment in Ubyx Inc., a U.S. based clearing system for digital money including tokenized deposits and regulated stablecoins according to a story in MarketsMedia news. “Interoperability is essential to unlock the full potential of digital assets. As the landscape of tokens, blockchains and wallets evolves, specialist technology will play a pivotal role in delivering connectivity and infrastructure to enable regulated financial institutions to interact seamlessly. We are pleased to be joining Ubyx on their journey as we drive forward our shared...

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of technology and data, announced an agreement with MSCI Inc., a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, for the NYSE to become the U.S. options listings venue for benchmark MSCI indexes in early 2026, pending regulatory approval. Options on MSCI indexes will be listed on NYSE Arca and NYSE American options markets, including the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, MSCI EAFE Index, MSCI ACWI Index, MSCI World Index, and MSCI USA Index.

State Street Corporation announced it has been appointed as the service provider for Columbia Threadneedle Investments’s newly launched UCITS actively-managed ETFs according to a story in MarketsMedia news. The initial products launched are the CT QR Series US Equity Active UCITS ETF and the CT QR Series European Equity Active UCITS ETF. These will be followed by Emerging Markets and Global products in the coming months. State Street provides end-to-end service support, including custody, depositary, fund accounting, ETF basket creation, create / redeem order management, ETF...

StoneX’s digital asset subsidiary, StoneX Digital, has received its Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license, authorized by the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) according to a story in The Trade news. The approval, which was granted by the Central Bank of Ireland, is expected to allow StoneX Digital to expand its digital asset services and capabilities across the EU.  “Our goal remains consistent: to enable our institutional and corporate investor base to integrate new products and new technologies into their existing investment...