In the Winter 2016 issue of Supervisory Insights, the FDIC described recent expansion of banks' balance sheets, trends in credit risk, and the principles of sound risk management practices.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight granted no-action relief to two separate commodity pool operators from certain registration requirements.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Orrin Hatch introduced two resolutions that would nullify two DOL regulations intended to help states create ERISA-compliant payroll deduction IRA plans.

The SEC requested comments on disclosures required by Industry Guide 3 – "Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies."

An IOSCO study of secondary corporate bond markets revealed "no substantial evidence" that liquidity has deteriorated from "historic norms for non-crisis periods."