R. Alexander Acosta replaces Andrew Puzder as President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC agreed to pay an $8 million penalty to settle SEC charges alleging that the firm, which was dually registered as an investment advisor and broker-dealer, had failed to implement written compliance policies and procedures.

The SEC Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on March 9, 2017.

The SEC accepted offers of settlement in two enforcement actions involving "disclosure violations that deprived investors of material information during battles for corporate control of publicly traded companies."

The SEC adopted amendments that extend the expiration date of interim final rules providing exemptions for certain security-based swaps.