Subject to specific conditions, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance granted exemption to an investment company from certain tender offer requirements.

The National Futures Association provided guidance on the annual affirmation requirement for entities currently operating under an exemption from CPO or CTA registration.

The SEC requested comments on a FINRA proposal to extend the Tier Size Pilot Program for OTC equity securities until June 9, 2017.

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight granted no-action relief to futures commission merchants and introducing brokers by allowing them to consolidate separate-risk disclosure statements for non-institutional customers.

President-Elect Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated that his "number-one priority on the regulatory side" is to "strip back parts of Dodd-Frank that prevent banks from lending."