The UK Financial Conduct Authority granted, for the first time, a Multilateral Trading Facility license to a London-based cryptocurrency exchange.

The SEC adopted a final rule amending the application process for funds seeking exemptive relief under the Investment Company Act.

SIFMA commended the bipartisan introduction of the Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure Act, which, if passed, would reinstate advance refunding of municipal bonds.

FINRA updated interpretations that address (i) the margin rules applicable to control and restricted securities, and (ii) the consolidation of multiple margin accounts for a single customer.

The CFPB proposed amendments to Truth in Lending Act regulations to provide an exemption from establishing escrow accounts for higher-priced mortgage loans.