The SEC voted to propose a reduction in the margin requirement for an unhedged security futures position and to align the margin offset table for security futures with the reduced margin requirements.

An SEC rule to amend the interpretation of "auditor independence" when the auditor has a lending relationship with the shareholders of an audit client was published in the Federal Register.

A broker-dealer settled FINRA charges for failing to adequately supervise a registered representative's participation in private securities transactions.

The CFTC proposal to codify the agency's process for terminating exemptive relief granted to non-U.S. firms to offer non-U.S. futures and options directly to U.S. customers was published in the Federal Register.

The FINRA proposal to eliminate certain requirements applicable to research reports on "covered investment funds," in accordance with the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017, was published in the Federal Register.