At a quarterly board meeting, the MSRB Board of Directors examined initiatives regarding municipal advisor and dealer rulemakings and market disclosure issues.

In a wide ranging interview with Risk Desk Editor-in-Chief John Sodergreen, Acting CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo expressed his views "on market growth, killing bad policy and rules, staffing the agency, fintech, matters of market jurisdiction and his relationship with FERC."

The NFA will close in-office registration kiosks at its Chicago offices on May 1, 2017 due to a decline in use. As an alternative, the NFA will provide online registration video tutorials to help applicants use the Online Registration System.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle SEC allegations that the dually registered investment adviser and broker-dealer overcharged clients on numerous advisory accounts.

SEC Chief Operating Officer Jeffery Heslop will leave the agency in February.