The SEC requested comment on a FINRA proposal to adjust one of the thresholds that are required to qualify for the Media/Contra fee cap under FINRA Rule 7620A. The SEC request for comment was published in the Federal Register.

The FDIC and the SEC proposed a rule to govern the orderly liquidation of "covered brokers-dealers," or large broker-dealers that are subject to liquidation under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act and not dissolution under the Securities Investor Protection Act ("SIPA").

SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar discussed various SEC actions to improve the asset-backed securitization regulatory framework in the aftermath of the financial crisis. He also discussed steps the SEC has taken in order to remove excessive reliance on credit ratings.

The MSRB filed a rule change to extend the effective date of several amendments to the transaction reporting requirements of MSRB Rule G-14.

The FDIC Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection and Division of Risk Management Supervision will highlight new cybersecurity resources in a free webinar on March 9, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.