Thursday, April 29, 2021 On March 8, 2021, the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (“FICC”), and the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) (each a “Clearing Agency” and collectively the “Clearing Agencies”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a proposal to amend the investment policy for each Clearing Agency. The Clearing Agencies investment policy is regulated by the SEC pursuant to Rule 19-4 adopted under Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The proposal was published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2021. No comments were received, so on April 16, 2021, the SEC approved the proposed policy change.