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In an address before the Council of Institutional Investors, SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda underscored the importance of adhering to statutory limits in the exercise of administrative power and enforcement, and called for a regulatory framework that provides clear, predictable guidelines for market participants.

Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee urged banking regulators to withdraw their Basel III Endgame proposal. The legislators argued that, as issued, the proposal "lacks justification, lacks rigorous quantitative analysis, and is procedurally flawed."

Commentary by Kevin Harnisch

An international commodities trading company pled guilty and paid monetary penalties to resolve DOJ charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The company had been charged with bribing then-public officials of an Ecuadorian state-owned oil company to secure business advantages and contracts.

Commentary by Eamonn K. Moran

In a partially redacted Order in a "Supervisory Designation Proceeding," the CFPB determined that it has supervisory authority over an installment lender after concluding that the lender met the legal standard for supervision under the Consumer Financial Protection Act.