The SEC final rule to implement exemptions provided under the Rural Business Investment Companies Advisers Relief Act of 2018 was published in the Federal Register. The effective date for the final rule is March 10, 2020.

SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman recommended improvements to the SEC's recently proposed proxy voting rule amendments.

The CFPB issued its semi-annual report to Congress. The report highlighted significant financial product and service issues consumers faced between April 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019.

FINRA released, for the first time, aggregate data on the trading volume of Treasury securities reported to the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine.