SIFMA urged the SEC to adopt a proposal to shorten the settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions from three business days after the trade date ("T+3") to two ("T+2").

FINRA Enforcement Chief J. Bradley Bennett will leave FINRA in the early part of the coming year. Deputy Head of Enforcement Susan Schroeder has been named the Acting Head of Enforcement.

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin urged leaders in the financial services industry to develop cyber defenses predicated on a "common, risk-based" approach.

In a podcast on its regulatory activities in November 2016, FINRA summarized its latest notices, firm compliance information and investor education initiatives.

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance granted an exemption to an Israel-based corporation to allow it to extend the period of an issuer tender offer by four days. During this time, withdrawal rights will not be available to shareholders, as mandated by applicable Israeli law.