New York Attorney General Leticia James urged Congress to pass legislation that would prohibit Individual Retirement Accounts and other defined contribution retirement plans from investing in digital assets.

The SEC approved separate proposals by the National Securities Clearing Corporation, the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation and the Depository Trust Company to increase certain minimum capital requirements for members and make other adjustments.

Comments on pandemic-related MSRB proposals to (i) extend remote office inspection relief and (ii) remove references to expired temporary relief are due by December 14, 2022.

OFAC determined that an Executive Order prohibiting new investment and services to the Russian Federation applies to the maritime transportation of Russian Federation-origin crude oil and petroleum products purchased under a certain price cap.