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On August 7, ICI Global submitted a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) call for evidence on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive, which was adopted in 2007.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amended proposed rule changes related to reducing the trade reporting timeframe for certain transactions reported...

On July 30, 2024, ICI submitted the attached comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's proposed FINRA Rule 6500 series that would implement FINRA's Securities Lending and Transparency Engine.

ICI has filed a comment letter to the SEC on FICC's proposed rule change to modify its GSD Rules relating to the adoption of a trade submission requirement.

On May 23, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Data published updated post-initial appropriate minimum block sizes and post-initial cap sizes as determined under Part 43 of the Commission's regulations. At the same time, the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) and Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) each held public meetings on March 6 and April 9, respectively. Reports and recommendations from each meeting are summarized in the memo.