SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda criticized requiring corporate issuers to provide sustainability reporting, warning against financial regulators functioning as policy activists by mandating disclosures that are not materially relevant to investors.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook described concerning vulnerabilities that warrant close monitoring, including rising asset valuations, rapid private credit growth, and hedge funds’ increasing role in Treasury trading.

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the nomination of Michael Selig to be Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

President Donald Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach to be the next Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Senate Banking Committee advanced the nomination of Travis Hill to become the next Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the full Senate for consideration.