The MSRB requested comment on how to most effectively facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements for brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers and municipal advisors.

FINRA is enhancing the organization of its sixteen advisory committees to "increase transparency" and "improve effectiveness."

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Enforcement issued its Annual Report on Enforcement for Fiscal Year 2017.

SEC Chief Accountant Wesley Bricker reviewed the implementation of the new Generally Accepted Accounting Principles standards, the new auditor's reporting model, and the role of distributed ledger technology in financial reporting.