The SEC requested comment on a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board proposed rule that would require disclosure as to whether an issuer's registered public accounting firm is located in a foreign jurisdiction that prevents the PCAOB from conducting audit inspections.

The National Credit Union Administration Board extended the comment period on the impact of digital assets and related technologies on federally insured credit unions, related entities, and the NCUA.

A new FINRA rule which imposes additional requirements on broker-dealers deemed to pose a significant risk to investors will go into effect on January 1, 2022.

A broker-dealer settled SEC charges for short sale violations related to the firm's merger arbitrage trading. The SEC determined that the firm mismarked short sales as long sales, and failed to obtain and document a locate prior to effecting short sales.

In response to a surge in merger filings, the FTC introduced changes to its mergers and acquisitions investigations, and assessments of second requests and second request negotiations.