FINRA has pubished a rule filing that delays the publication date of Appendix B Website Data Publication pursuant to FINRA Rule 6191 and the NMS Tick Size Pilot Program from February 28, 2017 until April 28, 2017. 

FIF will be hosting a quarterly event in conjunction with Thomson Reuters and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Thursday, April 20th at Thomson Reuters 3 Times Square.  The event will feature a panel discussion on next generation technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, etc.) and financial services. Further details and a full agenda will be disseminated shortly.

On February 2, 2017, FIF filed a comment letter requesting a permanent relief with respect to the current November 1, 2017 compliance date for Phase Three of the Rule  of Rule 13h-1. 

On Wednesday, February 8th at 2:00, the FIF will be hosting a joint call with FINRA and MSRB in order to discuss the Mark-Up/Mark-Down disclosure changes pursuant to FINRA Rule 2232 and MSRB Rules G-15 and G-30.  If you are interested in joining this call and you have not received an Outlook invite, contact us at fifinfo@fif.com and we will forward one to you.

FIF is pleased to announce the launch of a new section of the Weekly News entitled “FIF Member News”.  In addition to the existing North American, International and FIF News segments of the weekly distribution, FIF will now feature stories of interest about, and from its members. The stories will promote new product developments, industry research and analysis, organizational announcements, and similar topics. The FIF Member News section was a result of expressed interest from a number of members looking to better communicate stories about their respective firms and developments.  FIF members are encouraged to submit proposed article content and any related questions to the Program Office at fifinfo@fif.com.