FINRA solicited comments on certain member and public engagement programs to enhance its effectiveness as a self-regulatory organization.

The National Futures Association urged the CFTC to revise certain proposed third-party recordkeeping requirements.

The DOJ filed an amicus curiae brief in response to a recent D.C. Circuit Court Order granting a rehearing in PHH Corporation v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The DOJ argued that the President has the legal authority to remove the CFPB director at will.

FINRA proposed modifying certain portions of the Private Placement Filer Form that member firms complete when submitting private placement filings.

Forty House Democrats urged the Acting Secretary of the DOL Office of Regulations and Interpretations Employee Benefits Security Administration to reconsider the DOL's proposed delay of the fiduciary rule.