Participants at SIFMA-TCH 4th Annual Prudential Regulation Conference debated market developments since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act.

The CFTC reopened the comment period for further consideration of specific elements of Regulation Automated Trading ("AT"). The specific elements will be considered during a CFTC staff meeting on June 10, 2016.

SIFMA and numerous financial associations filed a complaint against the Department of Labor with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The complaint would strike down an "overreaching" DOL fiduciary rule.

IOSCO published a survey that identified audit committee practices that could improve the quality of audits at publicly listed entities.

The CFTC filed and simultaneously settled charges against a Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange for (i) offering illegal off-exchange financed retail commodity transactions in bitcoin and other "cryptocurrencies," and (ii) failing to register as a futures commission merchant pursuant to CEA requirements.