The SEC requested public comments on the collection of information from Form N-6. The Form is used by insurance companies to register separate accounts, organized as unit investment trusts that offer variable life insurance contracts, as investment companies under the Investment Company Act or to register their securities under the Securities Act. According to the SEC's request as published in the Federal Register, the primary purpose of the registration process involving Form N-6 is "to provide disclosure of financial and other information to investors and potential investors for the purpose

The House Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises announced a hearing titled "Oversight of the SEC's Division of Enforcement." The hearing is scheduled for March 19, 2015. S ee: Press Release.

Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bill titled "Stop Illegal Insider Trading Act" (S. 702). The bill is intended to strengthen prohibitions on insider trading. Sponsored by Senator Reed, the bill amends Exchange Act Section 10 by adding language that would, among other things, explicitly forbid traders and other persons "[t]o purchase, sell, or cause the purchase or sale of any security on the basis of material information that the person knows or has reason to know is not publicly available." The bill also provides a definition of "not publicly available."

MSRB announced that it will host a webinar to review Rule G-44 ("Supervisory and Compliance Obligations of Municipal Advisors"), as well as amendments to Rules G-8 and G-9. The webinar is scheduled for March 19, 2015. Se e: Regulatory Notice; click here to register for the Webinar. Related news: SEC Approves of MSRB Rules Regarding Supervisory and Compliance Obligations and Recordkeeping Requirements (Fed. Reg.) (October 29, 2014); MSRB Issues Regulatory Notice Regarding SEC's Approval of First Municipal Advisor Rule and Other Amendments(October 24, 2014).

Multiple corporations, including The Hershey Company and J.M. Smuckers Co., met with the CFTC to discuss a comment letter submitted on January 22, 2015 regarding CFTC Position Limit Proposals. The comment letter argued that the CFTC-proposed rules "conflict with commercial market practices" for many commodities and could impact negatively on the ability of commercial participants in the coffee, cocoa and sugar product markets to hedge risks using ICE Futures U.S. (the "Exchange") contracts. Additionally, the letter explained that the proposed rules would "transform" the role of the CFTC from