The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the SEC announced a joint collaboration to track transactions in the U.S. Treasury cash market.

SIFMA asserted that insider trading liability should not rely "solely on notions of friendship or family alone, but should instead focus on proof that the tipper obtained, directly or indirectly, something of a 'pecuniary or similarly valuable nature.'"

The SEC solicited comment on a proposed national market system plan that would create a single, comprehensive database of all trading activity in the U.S. equity and options markets. The request for comment was published in the Federal Register.

FINRA provided guidance on a newly adopted rule that imposes an obligation on its members to communicate to new customers the costs associated with member recruitment practices and account transfers.

Leading financial services participants and Members of Congress discussed the role of capital markets in funding green initiatives at a SIFMA roundtable.