The SEC is set to order an inflation based adjustment to the dollar amount thresholds applicable to the minimum net worth requirements of "qualified clients" under the Investment Advisers Act. The threshold adjustment permits investment advisers to charge performance-based fees.

The SEC adopted technical corrections to a final rule on business conduct standards for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants. The adopted technical corrections were published in the Federal Register.

FINRA proposed amendments that would clarify its rule on debt research analysts and debt research reports.

Market participants and policymakers at a SIFMA Fixed Income Market Structure Seminar debated recent Treasury Department regulatory initiatives and greater access to market data.

U.S. Treasury official addressed the need to measure indicators of risk in the financial system, and described tools developed by the Office of Financial Research to detect those risks.