Several traders and a futures commission merchant settled charges for separate trade practice violations.

The Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, CFTC, FDIC and SEC rules amending the definition of "insured depository institutions" to exclude firms with consolidated assets equal to or less than $10 billion from the Volcker Rule was published in the Federal Register.

FINRA reminded broker-dealers to adopt procedures to determine whether a transaction involves a "TRACE-Eligible Security" which is a reportable event.

The UK Information Commissioner's Office proposed a draft statutory code of practice on data sharing.