In testimony before the Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet L. Yellen asserted that the financial condition of large, regional and community banking organizations has "strengthened significantly since the crisis."

The SEC found that FINRA and MSRB "Pay to Play" rules impose "substantially equivalent or more stringent restrictions on broker-dealers" as those of the SEC for investment advisers. The final Order was published in the Federal Register.

The CFTC renewed the Global Markets Advisory Committee mandate for two years. Notice of the renewal was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC will host a public forum to examine financial technology innovation.

The NFA notified member firms that it had made a "minor change" to the Commodity Pool Operator Form PQR and reminded them of the fees for late Form PQR or PR filings.