The SEC alleged that several firms hacked news services and stole confidential earnings information for publicly-traded companies.

The SEC announced new SRO rules, rule proposals and NMS plans.

FINRA provided further detail regarding the technology and cybersecurity portions of its 2016 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter.

The Federal Register published an SEC request for comment on its proposed interpretation of the term "automated quotation" under Regulation NMS.

Researchers at the Office of Financial Research questioned the application of SEC Form PF as a risk-management instrument. In a published working paper, they recommended capturing additional characteristics on the form to "constrain the range of possible risk profiles more tightly," and suggested revamping the form to better represent complex portfolios.