Bond-Clearing Officials Retire One More Event-Reporting Requirement for Sponsored Members
Published Date: 11/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) is changing its rules to stop requiring Sponsoring Members to report certain events about their Sponsored Members. This means less paperwork and faster processes for those involved in government securities trading. The change is effective immediately and won’t affect any fees or costs.
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Sponsoring Members no longer must report non‑compliance
If you are a Sponsoring Member, you no longer must give FICC written notice when you become aware that a Sponsored Member is not in compliance with the requirements that used to be in Section 3(a) of Rule 3A. FICC says this part of the reporting requirement is being removed because those Sponsored Member requirements were already eliminated; the rule change was filed on October 29, 2026.
No advance reporting of 'Reportable Events' required
If you are a Sponsoring Member, you no longer have to notify FICC before the effective date of any "Reportable Event" affecting a Sponsored Member (Reportable Events include material organizational changes or being named as a defendant in litigation). FICC says it will rely on its monitoring tools instead; this change was filed on October 29, 2026.
FICC uses LEIs and news monitoring instead of sponsor notices
FICC now uses Sponsored Members' Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) and a third‑party adverse‑news monitoring tool to identify adverse events (including name changes and enforcement actions) on a daily basis. Because of that enhanced monitoring, FICC removed the written-notice requirements from Sponsoring Members in the October 29, 2026 filing.
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