SIFMA recommended changes to FINRA's proposed rules contained in Regulatory Notice 15-37 addressing the financial exploitation of seniors and other vulnerable adults. In a comment letter, SIFMA offered the following changes to Proposed Rule 2165 ("Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults"): The Reporting Process: It is important to include government agencies and other financial institutions as part of the permissible reporting structure to ensure the highest possible level of investor protections. Reporting to a trusted contact or an immediate family member should be voluntary and separate

George Mason University Mercatus Center research fellow Sherzod Abdukadirovpublished a commentary criticizing the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Mr. Abdukadirov suggested that the Unified Agenda is inaccurate, difficult to use and poorly organized. He pointed to studies indicating that a quarter of proposed regulations did not appear in the Unified Agenda, and 40% of regulations that did appear in the Unified Agenda did not get published within the following 16 months. He further suggested that the organization

CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo warned that while "backward-looking debate" around global financial markets is prevalent, the key to preparing for the next financial crisis is facing new challenges head-on. In a lecture at Harvard Law School, Commissioner Giancarlo brought attention to six developments transforming the global and financial environment: Cyber threats: "relentless assault by hostile cyber predators"; Disruptive technology: "rapid habitat transformation by new digital technologies"; Government intervention: "single species overexpansion and dominance by 'Washington

The CME Group issued an advisory notice that updates previous guidance on block trades. The updates in the notice include the following: codifying that block trades may not be executed after the expiration of a contract month; updating reporting requirements in response to the adjusted maintenance window for CME ClearPort; and clarifying the handling of block trade errors.

SEC Director of the Division of Enforcement Andrew Ceresney testified that the proposed Email Privacy Act ( H.R. 699) poses significant risks to the American public. H.R. 699 amends portions of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). In his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Ceresney argued that H.R. 699 would impede the ability of the SEC and other civil law enforcement agencies to investigate and uncover financial fraud and other unlawful conduct. He claimed that H.R. 699 would require government entities to procure criminal warrants when they sought to view the