The CFTC announced two opportunities for public comment on the proposed collection of information regarding requirements relating to registration and regulatory requirements for swap data repositories and risk management requirements for derivatives clearing organizations, respectively. Comments on the proposal regarding registration and regulatory requirements for swap data repositories and on the proposal regarding risk management requirements for derivatives clearing organizations must both be submitted by March 27, 2015. S ee: 80 FR 3956 ("Swap Data Repositories; Registration and

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry announced it will hold a business meeting to welcome new members and to approve the Committee Funding Resolution, Committee Rules, and Subcommittee Assignments. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. (EST). S ee: Senate Committee Press Release.

SIFMA issued a white paper titled, "Unclaimed Property: Compliance Obligations and Challenges for Broker-Dealers," which aims to inform members and investors of the current unclaimed property regulatory landscape. According to SIFMA, the 50 states and District of Columbia took in $5.8 billion and returned $2.0 billion in unclaimed property in 2011. SIFMA stated that noncompliance with unclaimed property rules and law "risks potential assessments of liability for non-reporting or alleged late reporting of property." See: SIFMA White Paper: "Unclaimed Property: Compliance Obligations and

New SRO rules and rule proposals were announced by the SEC. Click on the links to view the SEC's notices of exchange rule changes and proposals for the week of January 20 - January 23. Clearance Settlement: ICC: Proposed Rule Change to Revise the ICC Treasury Operations Policies and Procedures ICC: Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change to Formalize the ICC Operational Risk Management Framework ICE EU: Rule Change Relating to CDS Pricing Policy NSCC: Rule Change to Amend NSCC's Rules and Procedures in Connection with the Discontinuance of the Analytic Reporting Service

The SEC issued a no-action letter, available to tendering parties generally, indicating it will not take enforcement action under Exchange Act Rule 14e-1(a) or Rule 14e-1(b) ("Unlawful Tender Offer Practices") if an offeror conducts a five business day tender offer as described in the letter. This no-action position supersedes prior similar letters relating to abbreviated offering periods in non-convertible debt tender offers. See: SEC No-Action Relief Letter.