The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is extending the public comment period on a recent request for information it issued on climate-related financial risk. The deadline to submit public...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was granted a motion for entry of default judgment in a fraud case connected with binary options and retail foreign currency (forex) transactions. Specifica...

The leaders of the House Financial Services Committee applauded the passage of legislation that would require financial regulators to adopt data collection standards and replace paper-based forms with...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently voted to adopt rule amendments governing proxy voting advice as proposed in November 2021. “I am pleased to support these amendments be...

U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) forwarded correspondence this week to Federal Reserve Board of Governors ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments related to a rule that requires the inclusion of shareholder proposals in a company’s proxy statement. Generally, companies must includ...

U.S. Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently raised concerns about the length of comment periods provided for some Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule proposals. “In r...

A Democratic group of legislators recently introduced a bill to prohibit the use of automated telephone equipment in sending unsolicited text messages resulting in fraudulent activity. U.S. Reps. R...