Energy Metro Desk Editor John Sodergreen examined the proposed "Financial CHOICE Act," a Republican bill that would replace the Dodd-Frank Act.

The CFTC granted a one-year extension of its designation of the DTCC-SWIFT (the joint venture formed by the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) as the providers of legal entity identifiers.

FINRA proposed expanding the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine rules to include most secondary transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities.

New SRO rules, rule proposals and NMS plans were announced by the SEC. Click on the links below to view the SEC's notices of exchange rule changes and proposals for the week of July 11 – July 15.

The SEC censured an investment advisory firm for failing to adequately disclose transaction costs to investors participating in a "wrap fee" program.