U.S. Financial Regulatory Week Ahead
SEC Prepares To Release Quarterly Reporting Reform, Congress Gets Worried About Prediction Markets, and Treasury Focuses on Insurance Industry’s Investments in Private Credit
April 6 -10, 2026
We hope you had a great Easter weekend. Washington is relatively quiet this week as Congress remains out on break. But the calm will be short-lived as the coming weeks will be extremely busy.
This week, SEC Chair Paul Atkins is speaking at two events – one at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the second in Miami at the Texas Stock Exchange event with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Atkins and the SEC are preparing to release a proposed reform that would allow publicly traded companies to stop issuing quarterly reports and switch to semi-annual reports. There is already significant pushback from major Wall Street firms, including BlackRock, Citadel, Fidelity, and T. Rowe Price. No specific date has been set for the proposal's release, but it is expected sometime in April.
Turning to Congress, House Financial Services Chair French Hill said he expects to “bring out a series of reforms in the House” soon that deal with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chair Hill has not detailed exactly what the exact proposals will be, but we are aware that there have been a series of coordination meetings with the White House to work out details.
Congress is also beginning to focus on the prediction markets. A number of Congressional offices are now banning their staff from using them, and growing chatter suggests legislation to regulate them is likely on the way. Bipartisan concern mushroomed in recent weeks after unusual trading was detected as the U.S. war with Iran was coming, suggesting insider activity.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission indicated last week that it will move aggressively to root out insider trading in predictive markets. But the CFTC is also moving aggressively to fight state regulation of prediction markets, filing lawsuits recently against Illinois, Connecticut, and Arizona to block their efforts to implement their own regulatory and enforcement measures.
Also, last week, the Department of Labor finally unveiled a proposed rule allowing 401(k) plans to invest in private markets, crypto, private equity, and real estate. The proposal comes seven months after President Trump signed an executive order directing regulators to draw up the proposal.
We would also note that the U.S. Treasury Department announced late last week they will convene a series of “conversations” with domestic and international insurance regulators focused on recent developments in private credit markets. No exact dates for the meetings have been released yet, but they are expected to commence later this month.
Finally, next week is going to be extremely busy here in Washington with the Spring IMF/World Bank meetings. Finance ministers and central banks and a good number of financial regulators will descend on the Capitol for innumerable meetings and side-bar discussions. In particular, we will be watching the release of Chapter 2 of the International Monetary Fund’s April 2026 Global Financial Stability Report, which assesses the growing role of nonbank investors in emerging market finance.
Additionally, Federal Reserve Board Chair nominee Kevin Warsh will have his confirmation hearing in the Senate Banking Committee on April 16th. But his final confirmation will be blocked by a number of senators who have vowed to hold it up until the criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jay Powell is dropped. A federal judge this past Friday again rejected the Department of Justice’s effort to revive subpoenas of the Federal Reserve as part of the investigation, effectively rendering the effort moot.
Below is the full report on financial regulatory-related events this week. Please let us know if you have any questions.
U.S. Congressional Hearings
U.S. Senate
· The Senate is out of session for the Easter/Passover holiday this week.
House of Representatives
· The House of Representatives is out of session for the Easter/Passover holiday this week.
Federal Department & Regulatory Agency Meetings & Events
The White House
· Nothing significant to report.
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Banks
· Tuesday, April 7, 5:50 p.m. – Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson gives a speech on the Economic Outlook and the Labor Market at the University of Detroit Mercy College of Business Administration Charlton Center for Responsible Investing Speaker Series, Detroit, Michigan.
· Tuesday, April 7, 12:35 p.m. -- Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee participates in a moderated conversation and Q&A on the U.S. economy and monetary policy before the Detroit Economic Club.
U.S. Treasury Department
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
Department of Commerce
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
Securities and Exchange Commission
· Monday, April 6, 3:30 p.m. – SEC Chair Paul Atkins will participate in a fireside chat at Vanderbilt University and the Blockchain Association’s Inaugural Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Policy Summit in Nashville, Tennessee.
· Tuesday, April 7, 11:00 a.m. – SEC Chairman Paul Atkins will deliver keynote remarks alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Citadel Securities President Jim Esposito, and Texas Stock Exchange Founder and CEO Jim Lee at an event hosted by the Texas Stock Exchange in Miami, Florida.
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
· Tuesday, April 7, 1:00 p.m. – The FDIC Board of Directors holds an open meeting. The agenda items include
o Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: GENIUS Act Requirements and Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers and Insured Depository Institutions.
o Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs.
o Final Rule: Prohibition on Use of Reputation Risk by Regulators.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
· Nothing significant to report.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
FINRA
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
National Credit Union Administration
· Wednesday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. – the NCUA Board will hold a meeting. The agenda items include:
o Brokered & Reciprocal Deposits
o NCUA’s Deregulation Project
o 2026-2030 Strategic Plan
o 2026 Annual Performance Plan
Federal Trade Commission & Department of Justice Antitrust Division
· Nothing significant to report.
Farm Credit Administration
· Thursday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. – The FCA Board will meet. The agenda includes:
o Quarterly Report on Economic Conditions and Farm Credit System
Condition and Performance
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
· Wednesday, April 8, 10:00 a.m. – The FSIC Board will meet. The agenda includes:
o The Quarterly FCSIC Financial Reports
o Quarterly Report on Insured Obligations
o Quarterly Report on Annual Performance Plan
o Annual Report on Investment Portfolio
In Closed Session, the Board will consider:
o The Quarterly Report on Insurance Risk
o Presentation of 2025 Audit Results
o Executive Session of the FCSIC Board Audit Committee with the External Auditor
International Monetary Fund & World Bank
· Tuesday, April 7, 11:00 a.m. – World Bank Group President Ajay Bangaspeaks at an Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center event on the World Bank’s jobs agenda.
· Thursday, April 9, 10:00 a.m. – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers the spring meetings curtain-raiser speech in advance of the Spring IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington, D.C.
North American Securities Administrators Association
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
Small Business Administration
· There are no significant events scheduled at this time.
Trade Associations & Think Tank Events
Trade Associations
· Tuesday, April 7, 10:00 a.m. – The Institute for International Finance hosts the launch of Chapter 2 of the International Monetary Fund April 2026 Global Financial Stability Report, which assesses the growing role of nonbank investors in emerging market finance.
Think Tanks and Other Events
· Tuesday, April 7, 5:00 p.m. – Georgetown University holds a Global Policy Lecture with Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer at the World Bank (and former Irish Finance Minister). The lecture is entitled “"policy reforms that support job creation, unlock private investment, and drive economic growth."
· Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 p.m. – The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosts an event entitled “Boomerang: Wealth, Retirement, and the Generational Divide.”
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