SIFMA summarized financial market and regulatory developments in 2024 and areas of focus for 2025.

SEC Acting Chair Mark T. Uyeda named Natalia Díez Riggin as Senior Advisor and Acting Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.

President Trump removed Mr. Rohit Chopra as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Congressional Research Service identified "issues relevant to accessing banking services among businesses," including the termination of accounts in cases where a consumer presents a risk to the bank, also referred to as de-risking or de-banking.

A broker-dealer and one of its principals settled FINRA charges for violations of Regulation Best Interest and supervisory failures over the sale of speculative alternative investments.