Americas Reg Desk

Friday, 2026-08-21 · covering the last 24h

United States

No new SEC rule actions or FINRA notices of structural weight in the last 24 hours; the only SRO filings in the window were routine Nasdaq ISE and Nasdaq GEMX connectivity-schedule amendments. No FOMC statement, speech or balance-sheet action today; the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium runs 27–29 August, outside this window. The Rule 611/610(e) trade-through rescission comment file (S7-2026-20) remains closed as of 17 August with no Commission action yet; no update on the IEX fee schedule or Nasdaq's 23-hour Global Trading Hours rollout (still 6 December, roundtable set for 17 September).

Canada

No material new items from CSA, OSC, CIRO or TMX in the last 24 hours. The Bank of Canada's next scheduled announcement remains 2 September; the policy rate has held at 2.25% since 15 July.

Latin America

No material new market-structure or central-bank items in the last 24 hours from B3/CVM, BMV/BIVA/CNBV, CMF/CNV, the BCB/Copom, Banxico, the BCCh or the BCRA.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.