SEC Chair Paul Atkins and Commissioners Hester Peirce and Caroline Crenshaw asked the Investor Advisory Committee to consider issues on the regulation of foreign private issuers and on allowing retail investors access to private markets.

The Treasury Department requested public input on "questions relating to the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act" ("GENIUS Act").

At an SEC roundtable on trade-through prohibitions, SEC Commissioners debated whether the "Order Protection Rule" continues to protect investors or instead burdens markets with costs and fragmentation.

The Investment Company Institute urged the SEC to provide clarity on its proxy reform plans ahead of the 2026 proxy season and to provide a durable framework that enhances efficiency, transparency, and informed voting while safeguarding advisers’ fiduciary duties.

In a policy statement, the SEC said the existence of mandatory arbitration clauses "will not impact determinations whether to accelerate the effective date of a registration statement."