The CFTC provided temporary no-action relief to the wholly owned subsidiary of a futures exchange from certain registration requirements for introducing brokers and the associated persons of introducing brokers.

The Federal Trade Commission returned more than $2.9 million to the victims of an alleged payday lending fraud scheme.

The CFTC alerted customers of virtual currency pump-and-dump schemes conducted in unregulated online cash markets.

The SEC named Kyle Moffatt as Chief Accountant in the Division of Corporation Finance.

The CFTC approved an amendment that replaces the lettering system used in its list of defined terms with an alphabetized list.