The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems has been renamed as the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures ("CPMI"). The change, which is accompanied by a new mandate and charter, is made to reflect the actual activities of the Committee, whose role has expanded as the financial markets have developed.

The announcement is available at: http://www.bis.org/press/p140901.htm.

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