CFTC Acting Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo asserted that the CFTC must "reinterpret its regulatory mission" by (i) fostering economic growth, (ii) enhancing U.S. financial markets and (iii) "right-sizing its regulatory footprint."
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requested comments on a "Licensing Manual Draft Supplement" that outlines how the agency applies licensing standards and requirements to financial technology companies.
The SEC and the National Bank of Belgium added an addendum to the "2001 Understanding regarding an Application of Euroclear Bank for an Exemption under U.S. Federal Securities Laws."
The SEC requested comments on a FINRA proposal that would implement an "anonymous, grouped masking methodology" in order to address confidentiality concerns regarding the publication of over-the-counter trading activity, as required by the Regulation NMS Plan Tick Size Pilot Program.
The SEC requested comments on a proposal that would require issuers of municipal securities to disclose two additional types of event notices to the MSRB following primary offerings.