The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested comments on its proposed amendments to procedures and rules for the disclosure of records and information. The request for comments was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC granted accelerated approval of the MSRB's proposal to amend MSRB Rule G-12 in order to mandate the closing out of failed inter-dealer transactions within a specified period. The SEC also requested comments on the proposal. The final rule change and request for comments were published in the Federal Register.

The SEC requested comments on an immediately effective FINRA proposal to make its Alternative Display Facility available to member firms for trade reporting. The request for comments was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC approved a FINRA proposal to adopt a separate rule set for firms that meet the definition of "capital acquisition broker" and elect to be governed under it. The final rule was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC Division of Investment Management issued a notice stating that the temporary exemptive rule for principal trades with certain advisory clients will be allowed to expire at the end of 2016, and the exemption will not be extended again.