SIFMA examined the DOL's Final Conflict of Interest Rule and its "vast implications for retirement advice."

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System proposal that certain systemically important bank entities be subject to restrictions regarding the terms of their non-cleared qualified financial contracts was published in the Federal Register.

The SEC announced that the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will meet on May 18, 2016 to discuss (i) the definition of "accredited investor" and (ii) unregistered securities offerings under Regulation D.

FINRA censured a member firm and fined it $900,000 for inadequately supervising the content and dissemination of internal "flash" emails.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a mid-cycle status report that provides an update of the 2016 operating plan of its Committee on Bank Supervision. The report provides guidance to supervisors on their priorities for the fiscal year.