An accounting firm agreed to pay more than $11.8 million to settle SEC charges relating to the failed audits of an oil services company that allegedly used deceptive income tax accounting to inflate earnings.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published a "collection of essays that providing unique perspective on the history of the [OCC], the federal banking system, and bank supervision."

FINRA notified member firms that the SEC approved a FINRA proposal to amend FINRA Rule 6700 Series and the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine ("TRACE") dissemination protocols. The amendments will become effective on March 20, 2017.

The CFTC requested comments on proposed rules and interpretations that address the cross-border application of certain swap provisions under the CEA. The request for comments was published in the Federal Register.

The CFTC approved an order establishing December 31, 2018 as the termination date for the swap dealer registration de minimis threshold phase-in. The final order was published in the Federal Register.