In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, United States Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta explained his decision not to impose additional delays to the implementation date of the Fiduciary Rule.

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance waived any disqualification under Rule 506 of Regulation D for Leon G. Cooperman and his hedge fund, Omega Advisors, Inc.

CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen argued that the CFTC 2018 Budget Request is inadequate to address market challenges.

A federal judge entered a Consent Order against a Florida-based firm and its principal for illegal off-market precious metals transactions.

At a special meeting on May 19, 2017, Andrew Duff was elected as a FINRA Large-Firm Governor.