SEC Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Marc Wyatt will leave the Commission in February 2017.

President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order that (i) imposes a "total incremental cost allowance" on each executive agency, and (ii) requires two federal regulations to be rescinded for every new regulation implemented.

At a quarterly board meeting, the MSRB Board of Directors examined initiatives regarding municipal advisor and dealer rulemakings and market disclosure issues.

In a wide ranging interview with Risk Desk Editor-in-Chief John Sodergreen, Acting CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo expressed his views "on market growth, killing bad policy and rules, staffing the agency, fintech, matters of market jurisdiction and his relationship with FERC."

The NFA will close in-office registration kiosks at its Chicago offices on May 1, 2017 due to a decline in use. As an alternative, the NFA will provide online registration video tutorials to help applicants use the Online Registration System.