The SEC approved the 2016 budget of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and a related annual accounting support fee.

FINRA reminded member firms of the SEC's rate extension under Securities Exchange Act, Section 31, which applies to specified securities transactions on the exchanges and in the over-the-counter markets.

The London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Börse AG reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger through the establishment of a new UK holding company.

The Board of Directors of the FDIC approved a final rule to increase the minimum reserve ratio for the Deposit Insurance Fund from 1.15% to 1.35% pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act.

The CFTC settled charges against a registered commodity pool operator that made alleged material misstatements and omissions in disclosure documents about its operation of a multi-advisor commodity pool.