BROKER-DEALER -

FINRA Proposes Data Service for Corporate Bond New Issues -

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proposed rule change to establish a new issue reference data service for corporate bonds. FINRA currently requires underwriters of initial offerings for corporate bonds to submit information relating to the bonds to FINRA under Rule 6760. This information is limited to a handful of data fields generally needed to set up a bond on TRACE for trade reporting purposes. If adopted, the rule change will expand the number of fields to include a more comprehensive set of data for corporate bond new issues.