The SEC Division of Investment Management granted a registered closed-end investment company an exemption from registration fees on shares sold or offered to repurchase.

New SRO rule changes and proposals were announced by the SEC for the week of April 17 to April 21, 2017.

In a speech before the Global Finance Forum, Federal Reserve System Governor Jerome Powell reviewed the regulatory response to the global financial crisis and recommended regulatory adjustments going forward.

House Republicans released the Financial Choice Act of 2017. The bill represents a major overhaul of the current financial services regulatory regime and includes a partial repeal of the Dodd Frank Act.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight provided relief to a CPO from certain annual filing and reporting requirements.