The CFTC granted exemptive relief to two commodity pool operators from having to file and distribute annual reports within 90 days of the close of the pool's fiscal year.

SIFMA Asset Management Group made recommendations to the OECD on whether to (i) set up non-Collective Investment Vehicle ("CIV") funds as transparent entities; (ii) include a derivative benefit rule applicable to certain non-CIV funds in the limitation on benefits; (iii) adopt a "Substantial Connection" approach; and (iv) adopt a "Global Streamed Fund" regime.

Panels will examine the role of enforcement as an extension of public policy and the challenges confronting prosecutors amid the increasing complexity of securities fraud and white collar crime. A special one-on-one interview will examine prosecution of cases involving elder abuse and financial exploitation.

FINRA released expanded data on over-the-counter trading in equity securities.

MFA, SIFMA, ICI, FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group weighed in on a broad U.S. Treasury Department request for comments about current regulation of the U.S. Treasury market.