CFTC Chair Timothy Massad outlined CFTC developments concerning (i) the strength and stability of clearinghouses, (ii) technological changes and innovations in the marketplace, and (iii) remaining rulemaking required by the Dodd-Frank Act.

CFTC Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen urged financial regulators to adopt "broadly aligned" regulations and financial standards "strong enough to ward off undue systemic risk and flexible enough to allow for growth."

FINRA notified member firms that the SEC approved a FINRA proposal to amend the Code of Arbitration Procedures for Customer and Industry Disputes arbitration award offset requirements.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested comments on a proposal to revise the capital plan and stress test rules for bank holding companies with $50 billion or more in total consolidated assets and U.S. intermediate holding companies of foreign banks.

Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel K. Tarullo outlined potential changes to the statutory stress testing and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review programs.