The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("FRB") extended the comment period for a proposal that would enhance risk-based capital requirements for financial holding companies engaged in activities related to physical commodities and merchant banking investments. The proposal would place additional limitations on such activities. The original comment deadline of December 22, 2016 has been extended to February 20, 2017.
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