The SEC is requesting comment on the collection of information required by Form PF. The form is used by the FSOC to monitor systemic risk in the private fund industry and by the CFTC for its regulatory programs.

New SRO rule changes and proposals were announced by the SEC for the week of January 8 to January 12, 2018.

At its inaugural meeting, the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee discussed bond market liquidity issues.

Robert J. Jackson Jr. and Hester Peirce were sworn in as SEC Commissioners. They were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 21, 2017.

The SEC named Dr. Timothy Timura as Deputy Chief Economist in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis.