SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda criticized the SEC's proposal to incorporate ESG factors into rulemaking, describing the proposals as "staggering in their complexity and reach."

FINRA proposed an additional extension of the expiration date on previously issued COVID-related relief.

Comments on an SEC proposal to require members of covered clearing agencies that provide central counterparty services for Treasury securities to centrally clear a significant number of their repo transactions are due by December 22, 2022. The Notice was published in the Federal Register.

President Joseph R. Biden signed an Executive Order to target Nicaragua's gold sector and enhance Treasury and OFAC's ability to hold the government of Nicaragua accountable for its "continued attacks on Nicaraguans' freedom of expression and assembly."

A Canadian cannabis company settled SEC charges for filing financial statements with the SEC containing material accounting errors, and failing to maintain adequate internal accounting controls.