The OCC, FRB and FDIC requested comment on a set of rules as part of a process to identify "outdated" or "unnecessary" regulatory requirements on insured depository institutions and their holding companies.
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A broker-dealer settled charges with FINRA it sent confirmations to institutions' customers that "inaccurately reflected the capacity in which the firm acted."
A broker dealer settled FINRA charges for failing to disclose to retail customers markup and markdown information on transactions in debt securities, including municipal securities and corporate and agency debt.
The SEC adopted final rules on (i) the mandatory clearing of transactions in Treasury securities and (ii) the application of the broker-dealer customer protection rule to Treasury securities.
The SEC postponed the effective date of the "Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule," which requires issuers to provide additional information on the purpose of their repurchase programs. The SEC announced a stay of the "Repurchase Rule" in order to address Administrative Procedure Act deficiencies found by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.