The FDIC proposed to rescind and remove from the Code of Federal Regulations the section on " Lending and Investment." This regulation had been transferred to the FDIC from the Office of Thrift Supervision. According to the FDIC, "other existing regulations that concern permissible activities, safety and soundness standards, and real estate lending standards replicate the current requirements in part 390, subpart P." In addition, the FDIC proposed to amend (i) sections of existing FDIC rules governing real estate lending standards to clarify that such rules are applicable to "all insured

The CFTC extended to March 15, 2019 the deadline for comments on proposed rules governing the trading of swaps. The extension covers both (i) the proposed rules concerning swap execution facilities and trade execution, and (ii) the request for comments regarding the practice of "post-trade name give-up."

The FDIC final rule permitting FDIC-insured financial institutions to "except a capped amount of reciprocal deposits from treatment as brokered deposits for certain insured depository institutions" was published in the Federal Register. The final rule will become effective on March 6, 2019. As previously covered, the FDIC amended its regulations on brokered deposits and interest rate transactions to conform to changes required by Section 202 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act concerning reciprocal deposits. The final rule also will make conforming amendments

The Financial Information Forum ("FIF") highlighted several challenges and questions regarding amendments to Regulation NMS Rule 606(b), which require broker-dealers ("BDs") to generate on-demand customer reports regarding the order handling of customers' orders, including a "standardized set of individual disclosures." In a letter to the SEC, the FIF identified challenges that BDs will have in meeting the May 20, 2019 compliance date, including requiring introducing brokers to "obtain and report downstream order execution data." The FIF asserted that many of the requirements may call for BDs

The Growth and Emerging Markets Committee of IOSCO offered recommendations to assist regulators on issues concerning sustainable finance. In a consultation report, IOSCO offered the following recommendations, among others: integrate environmental, social and governance ("ESG") specific issues into "overall risk appetite and governance"; ensure sufficient data quality for ESG-specific reporting; define "sustainable instruments" clearly; use funds raised through sustainable instruments for projects falling under one or a combination of ESG categories and subcategories; establish offering