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Download as PDF 554 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2016 / Notices cooperatively in a manner never before possible. Multiple market data vendors already have the capability to aggregate data and disseminate it on a profitable scale, including Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. In Europe, Cinnober aggregates and disseminates data from over 40 brokers and multilateral trading facilities.8 In this environment, a supercompetitive increase in the fees charged for either transactions or data has the potential to impair revenues from both products. ‘‘No one disputes that competition for order flow is ‘fierce’.’’ NetCoalition I at 539. The existence of fierce competition for order flow implies a high degree of price sensitivity on the part of BDs with order flow, since they may readily reduce costs by directing orders toward the lowest-cost trading venues. A BD that shifted its order flow from one platform to another in response to order execution price differentials would both reduce the value of that platform’s market data and reduce its own need to consume data from the disfavored platform. If a platform increases its market data fees, the change will affect the overall cost of doing business with the platform, and affected BDs will assess whether they can lower their trading costs by directing orders elsewhere and thereby lessening the need for the more expensive data. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others Written comments were neither solicited nor received. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.9 At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved. IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the Act. 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– Phlx–2015–112 on the subject line. Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–2015–112. 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. 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 proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change 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 such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Exchange. 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–Phlx– 2015–112, and should be submitted on or before January 27, 2016. 8 See https://www.cinnober.com/boat-tradereporting. 9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(a)(ii). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.10 Jill M. Peterson, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–33206 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–2736. Extension: Rule 3a–4 OMB Control No. 3235–0459, SEC File No. 270–401. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 3a–4 (17 CFR 270.3a–4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) (‘‘Investment Company Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’) provides a nonexclusive safe harbor from the definition of investment company under the Act for certain investment advisory programs. These programs, which include ‘‘wrap fee’’ programs, generally are designed to provide professional portfolio management services on a discretionary basis to clients who are investing less than the minimum investments for individual accounts usually required by the investment adviser but more than the minimum account size of most mutual funds. Under wrap fee and similar programs, a client’s account is typically managed on a discretionary basis according to pre-selected investment objectives. Clients with similar investment objectives often receive the same investment advice and may hold the same or substantially similar securities in their accounts. Because of this similarity of management, some of these investment advisory programs may meet the definition of investment company under the Act. In 1997, the Commission adopted rule 3a–4, which clarifies that programs organized and operated in accordance with the rule are not required to register under the Investment Company Act or 10 17 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 06JAN1 555 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2016 / Notices comply with the Act’s requirements. These programs differ from investment companies because, among other things, they provide individualized investment advice to the client. The rule’s provisions have the effect of ensuring that clients in a program relying on the rule receive advice tailored to the client’s needs. For a program to be eligible for the rule’s safe harbor, each client’s account must be managed on the basis of the client’s financial situation and investment objectives and in accordance with any reasonable restrictions the client imposes on managing the account. When an account is opened, the sponsor (or its designee) must obtain information from each client regarding the client’s financial situation and investment objectives, and must allow the client an opportunity to impose reasonable restrictions on managing the account. In addition, the sponsor (or its designee) must contact the client annually to determine whether the client’s financial situation or investment objectives have changed and whether the client wishes to impose any reasonable restrictions on the management of the account or reasonably modify existing restrictions. The sponsor (or its designee) must also notify the client quarterly, in writing, to contact the sponsor (or its designee) regarding changes to the client’s financial situation, investment objectives, or restrictions on the account’s management. Additionally, the sponsor (or its designee) must provide each client with a quarterly statement describing all activity in the client’s account during the previous quarter. The sponsor and personnel of the client’s account manager who know about the client’s account and its management must be reasonably available to consult with the client. Each client also must retain certain indicia of ownership of all securities and funds in the account. The Commission staff estimates that 16,537,781 clients participate each year in investment advisory programs relying on rule 3a–4. Of that number, the staff estimates that 4,918,064 are new clients and 11,619,717 are continuing clients. The staff estimates that each year the investment advisory program sponsors’ staff engage in 1.5 hours per new client and 1 hour per continuing client to prepare, conduct and/or review interviews regarding the client’s financial situation and investment objectives as required by the rule. Furthermore, the staff estimates that each year the investment advisory program sponsors’ staff spends 1 hour per client to prepare and mail quarterly client account statements, including notices to update information. Based on the estimates above, the Commission estimates that the total annual burden of the rule’s paperwork requirements is 35,534,594 hours. The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate is not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and forms. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public may view the background documentation for this information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: Shagufta_ Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@ sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: December 30, 2015. Jill M. Peterson, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–33212 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–76796; File No. SR–BX– 2015–084)] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Modify the Fees for Managed Data Solutions December 30, 2015. Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on December 18, 2015, The NASDAQ OMX BX, Inc (‘‘BX’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by BX. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of the Substance of the Proposed Rule Change BX proposes to modify the charges to be paid for Managed Data Solutions (‘‘MDS’’). While the changes proposed herein are effective upon filing, the Exchange has designated that the amendments be operative on January 1, 2016. The text of the proposed rule change is below. Proposed new language is italicized; proposed deletions are bracketed. Rules of NASDAQ OMX BX Equity Rules * * * * * 7026. Distribution Models (a) Managed Data Solutions. Distributors and Subscribers of Managed Data Solutions products containing BX TotalView data (nondisplay use only) shall pay the following fees: FEE SCHEDULE FOR MANAGED DATA mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Solutions Price Managed Data Solutions Administration Fee (for the right to offer Managed Data Solutions to client organizations). BX Depth Data Professional Managed Data Solutions Subscriber Fee (Internal Use Only and includes BX TotalView). BX Depth Data Managed Data Solutions Non-Professional Subscriber Fee (Internal Use Only and includes BX TotalView). 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 05, 2016 2 17 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 $[750]1,500/mo Per Distributor. $1[0]50/mo Per Subscriber. $20/mo Per Subscriber. CFR 240.19b–4. Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 554-555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33212]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 
20549-2736.

Extension: Rule 3a-4
    OMB Control No. 3235-0459, SEC File No. 270-401.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously 
approved collection of information discussed below.
    Rule 3a-4 (17 CFR 270.3a-4) under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a) (``Investment Company Act'' or ``Act'') provides a 
nonexclusive safe harbor from the definition of investment company 
under the Act for certain investment advisory programs. These programs, 
which include ``wrap fee'' programs, generally are designed to provide 
professional portfolio management services on a discretionary basis to 
clients who are investing less than the minimum investments for 
individual accounts usually required by the investment adviser but more 
than the minimum account size of most mutual funds. Under wrap fee and 
similar programs, a client's account is typically managed on a 
discretionary basis according to pre-selected investment objectives. 
Clients with similar investment objectives often receive the same 
investment advice and may hold the same or substantially similar 
securities in their accounts. Because of this similarity of management, 
some of these investment advisory programs may meet the definition of 
investment company under the Act.
    In 1997, the Commission adopted rule 3a-4, which clarifies that 
programs organized and operated in accordance with the rule are not 
required to register under the Investment Company Act or

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comply with the Act's requirements. These programs differ from 
investment companies because, among other things, they provide 
individualized investment advice to the client. The rule's provisions 
have the effect of ensuring that clients in a program relying on the 
rule receive advice tailored to the client's needs.
    For a program to be eligible for the rule's safe harbor, each 
client's account must be managed on the basis of the client's financial 
situation and investment objectives and in accordance with any 
reasonable restrictions the client imposes on managing the account. 
When an account is opened, the sponsor (or its designee) must obtain 
information from each client regarding the client's financial situation 
and investment objectives, and must allow the client an opportunity to 
impose reasonable restrictions on managing the account. In addition, 
the sponsor (or its designee) must contact the client annually to 
determine whether the client's financial situation or investment 
objectives have changed and whether the client wishes to impose any 
reasonable restrictions on the management of the account or reasonably 
modify existing restrictions. The sponsor (or its designee) must also 
notify the client quarterly, in writing, to contact the sponsor (or its 
designee) regarding changes to the client's financial situation, 
investment objectives, or restrictions on the account's management.
    Additionally, the sponsor (or its designee) must provide each 
client with a quarterly statement describing all activity in the 
client's account during the previous quarter. The sponsor and personnel 
of the client's account manager who know about the client's account and 
its management must be reasonably available to consult with the client. 
Each client also must retain certain indicia of ownership of all 
securities and funds in the account.
    The Commission staff estimates that 16,537,781 clients participate 
each year in investment advisory programs relying on rule 3a-4. Of that 
number, the staff estimates that 4,918,064 are new clients and 
11,619,717 are continuing clients. The staff estimates that each year 
the investment advisory program sponsors' staff engage in 1.5 hours per 
new client and 1 hour per continuing client to prepare, conduct and/or 
review interviews regarding the client's financial situation and 
investment objectives as required by the rule. Furthermore, the staff 
estimates that each year the investment advisory program sponsors' 
staff spends 1 hour per client to prepare and mail quarterly client 
account statements, including notices to update information. Based on 
the estimates above, the Commission estimates that the total annual 
burden of the rule's paperwork requirements is 35,534,594 hours.
    The estimate of average burden hours is made solely for the 
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The estimate is not derived 
from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the 
costs of Commission rules and forms. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: 
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email 
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: December 30, 2015.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33212 Filed 1-5-16; 8:45 am]
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