The SEC (i) raised the threshold above which non-reporting companies that offer certain compensatory benefit plans are required to deliver disclosures to investors, and (ii) requested comments on other potential changes to compensatory arrangements.

A proposal by the Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, SEC and CFTC to revamp the Volcker Rule was published in the Federal Register.

The Federal Trade Commission amendments designed to clarify the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Rules and simplify filing instructions for the corresponding report were published in the Federal Register.

Click on the links below to view SEC notices of exchange rule changes and proposals for the week of July 9 to July 13, 2018.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Chief Executive Andrew Bailey called for accelerated efforts to transition away from LIBOR. The Financial Stability Board also published a statement on the development and adoption of overnight risk-free rates.