In a no-action letter, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division said it will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap entity for its failure to disclose to certain counterparties the Pre-Trade Mid-Market Mark of certain swaps on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate under certain conditions.
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The NFA issued three notices covering regulatory obligations, recent amendments and rule interpretations for (i) FCM, FDM and IB Members, (ii) CPO and CTA Members and (iii) Swap Dealer Members.
An investment adviser was fined for failing to adequately investigate concerns raised about the miscalculation of "risk share" returns used by a Pennsylvania public pension plan, and for material misstatements and omissions about the reasons for the miscalculation.
U.S. Representatives French Hill (R-AR), David Scott (D-GA), and Ann Wagner (R-MO) urged the DOL to "cease its efforts" to adopt the "Retirement Security Rule" proposal "to prevent needlessly inflicting harm on millions of retirement savers across the country."
FINRA collated SEC staff bulletins and FINRA resources to improve member compliance with Regulation Best Interest.