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4. A Sub-Advised Series will not
make any Ineligible Affiliated SubAdviser Changes without the approval
of the shareholders of the applicable
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adopts a rule under the Act providing
substantially similar relief to that
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requested order will expire on the
effective date of that rule.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, under delegated
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Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii)
and (10), permit consideration of the
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Dated: February 5, 2014.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
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[Release No. 34–71469; File No. SR–FICC–
2014–801]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Filing of an Advance Notice
Concerning the Government Security
Division’s Inclusion of GCF Repo®
Positions in Its Intraday Participant
Clearing Fund Requirement
Calculation, and Its Hourly Internal
Surveillance Cycles
February 4, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 806(e)(1)(A) of the
Payment, Clearing, and Settlement
Supervision Act of 2010 (‘‘Clearing
Supervision Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–
4(n)(1)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),2 notice is hereby given
that on January 10, 2014, The Fixed
Income Clearing Corporation (‘‘FICC’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
advance notice as described in Items I,
II and III below, which Items have been
prepared by FICC. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the advance notice from
interested persons.
I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
Terms of Substance of the Proposed
Advance Notice
This advance notice is filed by the
Government Securities Division (the
‘‘GSD’’) of FICC in connection with
including GCF Repo® 3 positions in its
intraday (i.e., noon) participant Clearing
Fund requirement calculation, and its
hourly internal surveillance cycles. The
model change is described in additional
detail below.
1 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(A). The Financial Stability
Oversight Council designated FICC a systemically
important financial market utility on July 18, 2012.
See Financial Stability Oversight Council 2012
Annual Report, Appendix A, https://
www.treasury.gov/initiatives/fsoc/Documents/
2012%20Annual%20Report.pdf. Therefore, FICC is
required to comply with Title VIII of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act.
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4(n)(1)(i).
3 The GCF Repo® service enables dealers to trade
general collateral repos, based on rate, term, and
underlying product, throughout the day without
requiring intra-day, trade-for-trade settlement on a
Deliver-versus-Payment (DVP) basis. The service
fosters a highly liquid market for securities
financing.
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II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
Advance Notice
In its filing with the Commission,
FICC included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the advance
notice and discussed any comments it
received on the advance notice. The text
of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
FICC has prepared summaries, set forth
in sections A, B, and C below, of the
most significant aspects of such
statements.
(A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Advance Notice
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(a) GSD plans to incorporate GCF
Repo positions in its intraday (i.e.,
noon) participant Clearing Fund
requirement calculation, and its hourly
internal surveillance cycles. This
enhancement is intended to align GSD’s
risk management calculations and
monitoring with the changes that have
been implemented to the tri-party
infrastructure by the Tri-Party Reform
Task Force (the ‘‘Task Force’’) 4
specifically, with respect to locking up
of GCF Repo collateral until 3:30 p.m.
(EST) rather than 7:45 a.m. (EST).
(b) The proposed change is consistent
with Rule 17Ad–22 5 (the ‘‘Clearing
Agency Standards’’) which establishes
the minimum requirements regarding
how registered clearing agencies must
maintain effective risk management
procedures and controls. Specifically,
consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(b)(1) 6
and (b)(2),7 FICC’s more accurate and
timely calculations around and
monitoring of GCF Repo activity will
better enable FICC to respond in the
event that a member defaults. As such,
FICC believes that the proposal
promotes robust risk management and
the safety and soundness of FICC’s
operations, which reduce systemic risk
and support the stability of the broader
financial system which is consistent
with the Clearing Agency Standards.8
4 The Tri-Party Repo Infrastructure Task Force
was formed in September 2009 under the auspices
of the Payments Risk Committee, a private-sector
body sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York. The Task Force’s goal is to enhance the
repo market’s ability to navigate stressed market
conditions by implementing changes that help
better safeguard the market. DTCC has worked in
close collaboration with the Task Force on their
reform initiatives.
5 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22.
6 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(b)(1).
7 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(b)(2).
8 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22.
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statements on Comments on the
Advance Notice Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments relating to the
change have not yet been solicited or
received. FICC will notify the
Commission of any written comments
received by FICC.
(C) Advance Notice Filed Pursuant to
Section 806(e) of the Payment, Clearing
and Settlement Supervision Act
Description of Change
(i) Overview
GSD plans to incorporate GCF Repo
positions in its intraday (i.e., noon)
participant Clearing Fund requirement
calculation, and its hourly internal
surveillance cycles. This enhancement
is intended to align GSD’s risk
management calculations and
monitoring with the changes that have
been implemented to the tri-party
infrastructure by the Task Force.
Historically, the GCF Repo collateral
had been unwound by approximately
7:45 a.m. (all times are New York time).
In connection with the Task Force’s triparty reform, GCF Repo collateral now
remains locked up until 3:30 p.m., with
substitutions permitted intraday at the
times established by each clearing bank.
Because the GCF Repo collateral was
unwound at 7:45 a.m., the current
production system does not include
GCF Repo collateral in the GSD intraday
Clearing Fund requirement calculation,
and its hourly surveillance cycles. To
account for the risk associated with the
GCF Repo positions, GSD’s margin
requirements currently apply a ‘‘higher
of’’ standard, which means that the
margin calculation takes the higher of
the prior night’s core charge 9 (which
includes GCF Repo collateral) or the
current day’s noon core charge (which
does not 10 include GCF Repo
collateral). However, now that the
collateral is locked-up until 3:30 p.m.,
the intraday Clearing Fund
requirements and hourly surveillance
calculations will be based on the actual
locked-up GCF Repo collateral. In the
ordinary course of business, the ‘‘higher
of’’ standard will not apply. However,
this standard will remain available in
the event that one or both clearing banks
do not provide intraday GCF Repo
position data because such clearing
9 The core charge consists primarily of Value-atRisk, the Implied Volatility Charge (also known as
the Augmented Volatility Multiplier) and the
Coverage Component.
10 Since GCF collateral is excluded, only DVP
positions are included in the noon core charge.
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bank, as applicable, is unable to provide
the data.
In connection with this initiative,
FICC will have an extended member
parallel period of at least 6 weeks
during which GCF Repo participants
will be able to view their production
and test requirements on a daily basis.
This will allow members to assess the
impact of the change in margining for
the mid-day cycle and potentially adjust
their GCF Repo activity prior to
implementation of the change.
Anticipated Effect on and Management
of Risks
FICC believes that the proposed
changes will improve its risk
management by providing a more
accurate and timely view of member
positions and their corresponding
exposures.
This enhancement is intended to align
GSD’s risk management calculations
and monitoring with the changes that
have been implemented to the tri-party
infrastructure by the Task Force.
Prior to implementation of the
proposed changes, several steps were
and/or will be taken to prepare for the
changes and to prepare members for the
changes. These steps include internal
review of the data available in the test
environment, customer outreach and the
parallel period for members.
FICC believes it is important to
incorporate the proposed changes in its
risk management process as soon as
possible because such changes will
allow GSD to use more accurate position
information in its margin calculations.
Because FICC’s risk engine has not yet
incorporated the locked-up GCF Repo
positions in intraday risk calculations,
FICC cannot at this time provide a
specific estimate of the impact of this
enhancement.
FICC believes that the proposed
changes will better reflect the actual risk
in its members’ portfolios. For members
who participate in the GCF Repo
service, this change will impact their
Clearing Fund requirements. However,
because of the parallel period, members
will have time to review the possible
impact and potentially modify their
settlement and trading activity to align
with the changes to the intraday margin
calculation. FICC’s parallel period will
cover at least six weeks to give
customers ample time to review the
impact and consider changes to their
portfolios.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Advance
Notice and Timing for Commission
Action
The designated clearing agency may
implement this change if it has not
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received an objection to the proposed
change within 60 days of the later of (i)
the date that the Commission receives
notice of the proposed change, or (ii) the
date the Commission receives any
further information it requests for
consideration of the notice. The
designated clearing agency shall not
implement this change if the
Commission has any objection.
The Commission may, during the 60day review period, extend the review
period for an additional 60 days for
proposed changes that raise novel or
complex issues, subject to the
Commission providing the designated
clearing agency with prompt written
notice of the extension. The designated
clearing agency may implement a
change in less than 60 days from the
date of receipt of the notice of proposed
change by the Commission, or the date
the Commission receives any further
information it requested, if the
Commission notifies the designated
clearing agency in writing that it does
not object to the proposed change and
authorizes the designated clearing
agency to implement the change on an
earlier date, subject to any conditions
imposed by the Commission.
The designated clearing agency shall
post notice on its Web site of proposed
changes that are implemented.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number
SR–FICC–2014–801 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–FICC–2014–801. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method of submission. The
Commission will post all comments on
the Commission’s Internet Web site
(https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the advance notice that
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are filed with the Commission, and all
written communications relating to the
advance notice between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room on official business
days between the hours of 10:00 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of FICC
and on FICC’s Web site at https://
www.dtcc.com/∼/media/Files/
Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2014/ficc/
SR-FICC-2014-801-advance-notice.ashx.
All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You
should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–FICC–2014–801 and should
be submitted on or before March 3,
2014.
By the Commission.
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–02744 Filed 2–7–14; 8:45 am]
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[Release No. 34–71475; File No.
SR–NYSEArca–2014–09]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Amending the NYSE Arca
Equities Schedule of Fees and
Charges for Exchange Services To
Eliminate the Tape B Adding Tier and
Modify the Tape B Step Up Tier
February 4, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that, on January
23, 2014, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items
have been prepared by the selfregulatory organization. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of the Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend the
NYSE Arca Equities Schedule of Fees
and Charges for Exchange Services
(‘‘Fee Schedule’’) to eliminate the Tape
B Adding Tier and modify the Tape B
Step Up Tier. The Exchange proposes to
implement the changes on February 1,
2014. The text of the proposed rule
change is available on the Exchange’s
Web site at www.nyse.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose of,
and basis for, the proposed rule change
and discussed any comments it received
on the proposed rule change. The text
of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
of the most significant parts of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend the
Fee Schedule to eliminate the Tape B
Adding Tier and modify the Tape B
Step Up Tier. The Exchange proposes to
implement the changes on February 1,
2014.
Currently, under the Tape B Adding
Tier, the Exchange provides a $0.0002
per share credit for ETP holders,
including Market Makers, that provide
liquidity of 0.675% or more of U.S.
consolidated ADV (‘‘CADV’’) in Tape B
Securities (‘‘U.S. Tape B CADV’’) for the
billing month. When the Exchange
proposed the Tape B Adding Tier credit,
the Exchange expected it to incentivize
ETP Holders to provide additional
liquidity to the Exchange in Tape B
Securities; 4 however, the credit has not
had the intended effect. Accordingly,
the Exchange proposes to eliminate the
Tape B Adding Tier.
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 69926
(July 3, 2013), 78 FR 41154 (July 9, 2013)
(SR–NYSEArca–2013–67).
2 15
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-71469; File No. SR-FICC-2014-801]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Fixed Income Clearing
Corporation; Notice of Filing of an Advance Notice Concerning the
Government Security Division's Inclusion of GCF Repo[supreg] Positions
in Its Intraday Participant Clearing Fund Requirement Calculation, and
Its Hourly Internal Surveillance Cycles
February 4, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 806(e)(1)(A) of the Payment, Clearing, and
Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (``Clearing Supervision Act'') \1\
and Rule 19b-4(n)(1)(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\2\ notice is hereby given that on January 10, 2014, The
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (``FICC'') filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the advance notice as
described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared
by FICC. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments
on the advance notice from interested persons.
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\1\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(A). The Financial Stability Oversight
Council designated FICC a systemically important financial market
utility on July 18, 2012. See Financial Stability Oversight Council
2012 Annual Report, Appendix A, https://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/fsoc/Documents/2012%20Annual%20Report.pdf. Therefore, FICC is
required to comply with Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(n)(1)(i).
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the
Proposed Advance Notice
This advance notice is filed by the Government Securities Division
(the ``GSD'') of FICC in connection with including GCF Repo[supreg] \3\
positions in its intraday (i.e., noon) participant Clearing Fund
requirement calculation, and its hourly internal surveillance cycles.
The model change is described in additional detail below.
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\3\ The GCF Repo[supreg] service enables dealers to trade
general collateral repos, based on rate, term, and underlying
product, throughout the day without requiring intra-day, trade-for-
trade settlement on a Deliver-versus-Payment (DVP) basis. The
service fosters a highly liquid market for securities financing.
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II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis
for, the Advance Notice
In its filing with the Commission, FICC included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the advance notice and
discussed any comments it received on the advance notice. The text of
these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV
below. FICC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C
below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Advance Notice
(a) GSD plans to incorporate GCF Repo positions in its intraday
(i.e., noon) participant Clearing Fund requirement calculation, and its
hourly internal surveillance cycles. This enhancement is intended to
align GSD's risk management calculations and monitoring with the
changes that have been implemented to the tri-party infrastructure by
the Tri-Party Reform Task Force (the ``Task Force'') \4\ specifically,
with respect to locking up of GCF Repo collateral until 3:30 p.m. (EST)
rather than 7:45 a.m. (EST).
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\4\ The Tri-Party Repo Infrastructure Task Force was formed in
September 2009 under the auspices of the Payments Risk Committee, a
private-sector body sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York. The Task Force's goal is to enhance the repo market's ability
to navigate stressed market conditions by implementing changes that
help better safeguard the market. DTCC has worked in close
collaboration with the Task Force on their reform initiatives.
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(b) The proposed change is consistent with Rule 17Ad-22 \5\ (the
``Clearing Agency Standards'') which establishes the minimum
requirements regarding how registered clearing agencies must maintain
effective risk management procedures and controls. Specifically,
consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(b)(1) \6\ and (b)(2),\7\ FICC's more
accurate and timely calculations around and monitoring of GCF Repo
activity will better enable FICC to respond in the event that a member
defaults. As such, FICC believes that the proposal promotes robust risk
management and the safety and soundness of FICC's operations, which
reduce systemic risk and support the stability of the broader financial
system which is consistent with the Clearing Agency Standards.\8\
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\5\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
\6\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(1).
\7\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(2).
\8\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22.
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statements on Comments on the
Advance Notice Received From Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments relating to the change have not yet been solicited
or received. FICC will notify the Commission of any written comments
received by FICC.
(C) Advance Notice Filed Pursuant to Section 806(e) of the Payment,
Clearing and Settlement Supervision Act
Description of Change
(i) Overview
GSD plans to incorporate GCF Repo positions in its intraday (i.e.,
noon) participant Clearing Fund requirement calculation, and its hourly
internal surveillance cycles. This enhancement is intended to align
GSD's risk management calculations and monitoring with the changes that
have been implemented to the tri-party infrastructure by the Task
Force.
Historically, the GCF Repo collateral had been unwound by
approximately 7:45 a.m. (all times are New York time). In connection
with the Task Force's tri-party reform, GCF Repo collateral now remains
locked up until 3:30 p.m., with substitutions permitted intraday at the
times established by each clearing bank. Because the GCF Repo
collateral was unwound at 7:45 a.m., the current production system does
not include GCF Repo collateral in the GSD intraday Clearing Fund
requirement calculation, and its hourly surveillance cycles. To account
for the risk associated with the GCF Repo positions, GSD's margin
requirements currently apply a ``higher of'' standard, which means that
the margin calculation takes the higher of the prior night's core
charge \9\ (which includes GCF Repo collateral) or the current day's
noon core charge (which does not \10\ include GCF Repo collateral).
However, now that the collateral is locked-up until 3:30 p.m., the
intraday Clearing Fund requirements and hourly surveillance
calculations will be based on the actual locked-up GCF Repo collateral.
In the ordinary course of business, the ``higher of'' standard will not
apply. However, this standard will remain available in the event that
one or both clearing banks do not provide intraday GCF Repo position
data because such clearing bank, as applicable, is unable to provide
the data.
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\9\ The core charge consists primarily of Value-at-Risk, the
Implied Volatility Charge (also known as the Augmented Volatility
Multiplier) and the Coverage Component.
\10\ Since GCF collateral is excluded, only DVP positions are
included in the noon core charge.
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In connection with this initiative, FICC will have an extended
member parallel period of at least 6 weeks during which GCF Repo
participants will be able to view their production and test
requirements on a daily basis. This will allow members to assess the
impact of the change in margining for the mid-day cycle and potentially
adjust their GCF Repo activity prior to implementation of the change.
Anticipated Effect on and Management of Risks
FICC believes that the proposed changes will improve its risk
management by providing a more accurate and timely view of member
positions and their corresponding exposures.
This enhancement is intended to align GSD's risk management
calculations and monitoring with the changes that have been implemented
to the tri-party infrastructure by the Task Force.
Prior to implementation of the proposed changes, several steps were
and/or will be taken to prepare for the changes and to prepare members
for the changes. These steps include internal review of the data
available in the test environment, customer outreach and the parallel
period for members.
FICC believes it is important to incorporate the proposed changes
in its risk management process as soon as possible because such changes
will allow GSD to use more accurate position information in its margin
calculations. Because FICC's risk engine has not yet incorporated the
locked-up GCF Repo positions in intraday risk calculations, FICC cannot
at this time provide a specific estimate of the impact of this
enhancement.
FICC believes that the proposed changes will better reflect the
actual risk in its members' portfolios. For members who participate in
the GCF Repo service, this change will impact their Clearing Fund
requirements. However, because of the parallel period, members will
have time to review the possible impact and potentially modify their
settlement and trading activity to align with the changes to the
intraday margin calculation. FICC's parallel period will cover at least
six weeks to give customers ample time to review the impact and
consider changes to their portfolios.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Advance Notice and Timing for
Commission Action
The designated clearing agency may implement this change if it has
not
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received an objection to the proposed change within 60 days of the
later of (i) the date that the Commission receives notice of the
proposed change, or (ii) the date the Commission receives any further
information it requests for consideration of the notice. The designated
clearing agency shall not implement this change if the Commission has
any objection.
The Commission may, during the 60-day review period, extend the
review period for an additional 60 days for proposed changes that raise
novel or complex issues, subject to the Commission providing the
designated clearing agency with prompt written notice of the extension.
The designated clearing agency may implement a change in less than 60
days from the date of receipt of the notice of proposed change by the
Commission, or the date the Commission receives any further information
it requested, if the Commission notifies the designated clearing agency
in writing that it does not object to the proposed change and
authorizes the designated clearing agency to implement the change on an
earlier date, subject to any conditions imposed by the Commission.
The designated clearing agency shall post notice on its Web site of
proposed changes that are implemented.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-FICC-2014-801 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-FICC-2014-801. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method of submission. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the advance notice that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the advance notice between the Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room on official business
days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing
also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal
office of FICC and on FICC's Web site at https://www.dtcc.com/~/media/
Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2014/ficc/SR-FICC-2014-801-advance-
notice.ashx. All comments received will be posted without change; the
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
FICC-2014-801 and should be submitted on or before March 3, 2014.
By the Commission.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-02744 Filed 2-7-14; 8:45 am]
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