By a vote of 235 to 197, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to nullify the SEC final rule regarding the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers.

FINRA and U.S. members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group updated certain data elements for Electronic Blue Sheets.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge William P. Dimitrouleas entered an Order of Final Judgment by Default against Joseph Charles DiCrisci and his company for (i) engaging in illegal off-exchange precious metal transactions, and (ii) failing to register with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight granted time-limited no-action relief to swap dealers that are subject to both U.S. and European margin requirements for uncleared swaps.

SEC Acting Chair Michael S. Piwowar directed Commission staff to reconsider the appropriateness of the 2014 guidance on the SEC Conflict Minerals Rule in light of (i) the expiration of the temporary transition period provided for in the Rule, and (ii) ongoing litigation concerning a Court of Appeals' determination that portions of the rule violated the First Amendment.