Independent research and consultant firm principal Chris Clearfield published a blog post in which he explored the implications of "a recent, and costly, proxy voting mistake" by an investment firm. He offered recommendations to firms that could help them avoid making a "spectrum of possible errors."

FINRA appointed Robert W. Cook as its President and CEO. His term will begin during the second half of 2016.

SIFMA filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals not to expand the FDIC Extender Statute beyond the limited scope expressly provided by Congress.

The Managed Funds Association launched an educational website intended to answer the "most common questions" about the alternative investment industry.

The SEC provided guidance to investors on how to read key information in a mutual fund prospectus.