The SEC requested comments on a proposal to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most securities transactions from three to two business days. The request for comments was published in the Federal Register.

Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York considered the "$10 billion threshold" imposed by Dodd-Frank Act regulation, and its "implications for size-based bank regulation."

The IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee issued a final report in which it examined "key topics" of corporate governance including board composition, remuneration and risk management.

The technical standards for the EU rules on margin for non-cleared OTC derivatives moved one step further towards the effective date, with the publication by the European Commission of the final RTS on October 4, 2016.

The SEC extended the 45-day review period for a FINRA proposal requiring members to disclose markups on retail customer confirmations of certain transactions in fixed-income securities. The SEC notice of designation for an extended review period was published in the Federal Register.