In a letter filed with FINRA today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) supported a proposal to shorten reporting times in corporate bonds, agency debt securities, asset-backed securities and agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities traded to-be-announced for good delivery. FIA PTG commended FINRA for their ongoing efforts to continually enhance the TRACE reporting and dissemination framework, including several recent proposals to reduce reporting windows. FIA PTG said they have historically supported efforts across asset classes to enhance transparency and reduce information asymmetries and feel this measure is another step in that direction.
