The CFTC appointed Dan Rutherford its first Director of the Office of Customer Education and Outreach. Mr. Rutherford served previously as the Senior Content Specialist of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Financial Education.

The Federal Register published an SEC order approving FINRA's proposal to amend NASD Rule 1032.

SEC Chair Mary Jo White called on the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve President Obama's SEC $1.781 billion FY2017 budget request.

The Federal Register published an SEC Order approving FINRA Rule 3210 specifying the particular information that the employee of a broker-dealer must provide to their employing firm regarding trades at an outside firm.

FINRA approved a proposed rule change to adopt a new, consolidated rule addressing accounts opened or established by associated persons of members at firms other than the firm with which they are associated.