In a recent address, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce emphasized the importance of cross-border swaps regulatory harmonization.

A U.S. Appellate Court upheld the dismissal of a class-action lawsuit brought under the Commodities Exchange Act. The plaintiffs alleged that oil companies manipulated the foreign benchmark for the price of Brent crude oil.

Two investment adviser subsidiaries settled SEC charges for failing to disclose conflicts of interest and making misleading disclosures to the funds they advised.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group issued fines against an energy company and a fund management company for trade practice violations.