The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight extended no-action relief, which was granted previously in 2012 to a Dutch Commodity Pool Operator ("CPO"), from having to register as a CPO in connection with its operation of another Dutch pool that provides currency financing to borrowers in developing countries.

The MSRB named Simon Wu as its Chief Economist. Mr. Wu will assume his new role starting on February 6, 2017.

In written responses to the Senate Finance Committee, Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin provided his views on a number of topics, including carried interest on hedge funds and the Volcker Rule.

The Federal Trade Commission finalized annual revisions to the dollar jurisdictional thresholds that apply to (i) premerger notification reporting requirements, and (ii) interlocking directorates.

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus asked regulatory agencies to freeze any pending regulatory actions "in order to ensure that the President's appointees or designees have the opportunity to review any new or pending regulation."