The SEC will amend Regulation NMS Rules 600(b) and 606 to increase the transparency of broker-dealers' "handling and routing of orders in NMS stock." The amendments (i) will require a broker-dealer, upon request by a customer, to provide such customer with certain standardized disclosures related to the broker-dealer's routing and execution of the customer's "not held" orders for the previous six months, and (ii) revise the current quarterly public order-routing report to include additional disclosures regarding the terms of any payment for order flow and any profit-sharing arrangements that

The Federal Reserve Board will implement a new supervisory rating system for large financial institutions.

A U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. and Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. from allegations that they conspired to stop the CFTC from approving the application of a competing exchange.

The MSRB proposal to amend municipal fund securities reporting requirements was published in the Federal Register.