FINRA updated the following TRACE Data Feed Specifications: Bond Trade Dissemination Service, Agency Debt Trade Dissemination Service, and Bond Trade Dissemination Service-144A.

FINRA outlined equity trade reporting changes necessitated by the shortening of the settlement cycle from three business days to two business days ("T+2").

Representatives Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) and James A. Himes (D-CT) urged Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin to ensure that the "Treasury Department do all it can to keep our banking sector safe" from cybersecurity threats.

At a Financial Services Committee hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s semi-annual report, Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) urged President Trump to dismiss Bureau President Richard Cordray from his position.

At a roundtable discussion, the Financial Stability Board and IOSCO examined compensation practices in the securities sector.