NFA notified futures industry proficiency examination candidates of their choice to take the exams at a local testing center or remotely proctored online.

OFAC designated Ansarallah - a Houthi Shiite movement against the Yemeni Sunni government - to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. Concurrently, OFAC issued four general licenses to authorize the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people.

Kimberly Hamm, Chief Council to former SEC Chair Jay Clayton, will step down in the coming weeks.

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Acting Director Shelley E. Parratt will retire following 35 years of service with the agency.