The SEC Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee examined subcommittee recommendations and updates concerning an access fee pilot program, changes to current trading venue rules, market volatility and circuit breakers, and disclosure requirements regarding execution quality and routing information.

The CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee debated how well derivative markets are functioning for end-users.

The FDIC Board of Directors approved amendments to its rules that refine the deposit insurance assessment system for small insured depository institutions that have been federally insured for at least five years.

The MFA discussed how amendments proposed by the European Commission concerning commodity derivative position limits could most effectively be incorporated into the European Securities Market Authority MiFID II Regulatory Technical Standards.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ordered a judgment of acquittal for a convicted former bank employee who had been charged with wire fraud.