The MSRB requested comments on draft amendments to MSRB Rules G-12 ("Uniform Practice") and G-15 ("Confirmation, Clearance, Settlement and Other Uniform Practice Requirements with Respect to Transactions with Customers"). The MSRB specified that the draft amendments (i) would facilitate shortening the settlement cycle for transactions in municipal securities and (ii) are being proposed in response to a securities industry-led initiative to shift from the current T+3 (trade date plus three days) regular-way settlement cycle to a T+2 (trade date plus two days) regular-way settlement cycle. The

Following an investigation by New York Attorney General ("NYAG") Eric T. Schneiderman, Peabody Energy Corporation (“Peabody”) agreed to resolve allegations that it failed to adequately disclose the company's financial risks related to climate change.

The NFA issued FAQs and a video tutorial on the filing process for the annual CFTC Form CTA-PR and the quarterly NFA Form PR. Both forms exist in EasyFile as Form PR. The materials, which focus on form and system logistics, are companion pieces to the CFTC's FAQs for CTAs and CPOs.

Senator Elizabeth E. Warren (D-MA) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) urged CFTC Chair Timothy Massad and SEC Chair Mary Jo White to "act quickly to mitigate the risks posed by uncleared swap activities by imposing strong margin requirements for swaps between bank affiliates and other entities under your agencies' authority." In a recent letter, the two members of Congress argued that such changes are necessary, in part, to combat recent regulatory developments. These developments include: (i) amendments to the so-called "push-out" provisions in Section 716 of Dodd-Frank that would

The SEC approved MSRB amendments extending the restrictions regarding gift-giving and related recordkeeping requirements that currently are applicable to brokers, dealers, and municipal securities dealers to municipal advisors. The amendments apply to MSRB Rules G-20 ("Gifts, Gratuities and Non-Cash Compensation") and G-8 ("Books and Records to Be Made by Brokers, Dealers and Municipal Securities Dealers").