FINRA urged firms to prepare for potential "cyber and physical attacks" originating from the Iranian government.

SEC Chair Jay Clayton, Commissioner Hester M. Peirce and Division Director Dalia Blass highlighted the importance of ensuring that "Main Street investors" are protected through effective asset management regulation.

The SEC filed a Complaint against a blockchain-marketplace company and its founder for operating a fraudulent and unregistered initial coin offering of digital asset securities.

The SEC approved a Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. proposal to introduce the Cboe Market Close, a match process for market-on-close orders in non-BZX listed securities.