The MSRB proposal to amend MSRB Rule A-16 regarding examination fees was published in the Federal Register. The proposal will increase the development fee for MSRB professional qualification examinations from $60 to $150. The MSRB previously issued a Regulatory Notice outlining the proposed fee increase. The increases are effective immediately, though comments on the proposal must be submitted by April 17, 2015. See: 80 FR 16485. Related news: MSRB Proposes to Amend Fees Charged for Qualification Examinations (Notice 2015-05) (March 18, 2015); SEC Approves MSRB Proposal to Create Professional

The MSRB proposal to amend the Rule G-14 ("Reports of Sales or Purchases") Real-Time Transaction Reporting System ("RTRS") Procedures and Subscription Services, was published in the Federal Register. The proposed rule change would: expand the application of the existing list offering price in Rule G-14 and RTRS takedown indicator to cases involving distribution participant dealers and takedown transactions that are not at a discount from the list offering price; eliminate the requirement for dealers to report yield on customer trade reports and, instead, enable the MSRB to calculate and

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("FRB") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") announced a permanent adjustment to the annual resolution plan filing deadline for four non-bank financial institutions previously designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council for enhanced supervision. Specifically, the FRB and FDIC adjusted the annual resolution plan filing deadline for American International Group, Inc., General Electric Capital Corporation, Inc., MetLife Inc., and Prudential Financial, Inc., from July 1 to December 31 beginning in 2016. Previously

The CFTC issued an order granting a request from ICE Clear Europe Limited ("ICE Clear Europe"), a registered derivatives clearing organization, permitting, among other things, portfolio margining of futures and foreign futures contracts. The order amends an earlier order dated May 30, 2014, which provided relief only to ICE Clear Europe and its clearing members that are futures commission merchants ("FCMs"). The amended order also applies to FCMs that carry contracts cleared at ICE Clear Europe through a clearing member FCM but are not themselves clearing members. The new order permits ICE

The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (the "Division") issued a no-action letter to futures commission merchants, swap dealers, and major swap participants granting an additional 30 days to provide annual chief compliance officer ("CCO") reports to the CFTC. CFTC Rule 3.3(f) requires registrants to give the CFTC their CCO annual report not more than 60 days after the end of their fiscal year. The no-action letter grants an additional 30 days, and further states that the relief will remain in effect until the adoption of a rule or rule amendment that modifies the timing