CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson defended the CFTC's "efforts to advance inquiries regarding the integration of AI in our markets and to explore the need to introduce guardrails to mitigate the risks that AI technologies may present."

A special purpose acquisition company settled SEC charges for failing to disclose discussions with a target company and its controlling shareholder about a potential business combination prior to and during the IPO process.

An investment adviser was fined for failing to adequately investigate concerns raised about the miscalculation of "risk share" returns used by a Pennsylvania public pension plan, and for material misstatements and omissions about the reasons for the miscalculation.

In a jointly issued investor alert, the SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, the North American Securities Administrators Association and FINRA warned investors of the increased risks of fraud involving "the purported use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies."

SEC Chair Gary Gensler touted the benefits of T+1 settlement, stating that the shorter settlement period will reduce market risk, protect the clearinghouses that stand between buyers and sellers, reduce the amount of margin that clearinghouses must collect, and improve market liquidity.