The SEC proposed a "tailored form" for registering the offerings of registered index-linked annuities.

Five broker-dealers, three dually registered broker-dealers and investment advisers, and two affiliated investment advisers settled charges with the SEC and CFTC for recordkeeping violations after failing to preserve electronic business-communications made using their personal devices.

An investment adviser settled charges with the SEC for failing to disclose conflicts of interest to clients involving payments received by an affiliated custodian.

Six "insiders" of public companies settled charges with the SEC for failing to file reports on their securities holdings and transactions in a timely manner. Five public companies were also charged for contributing to the violations.

In a "Report on the 42nd Annual Small Business Forum," the SEC responded to several policy recommendations from market participants to improve the current capital raising regulatory framework.