The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies examined (i) Regulation S-K disclosure requirements, (ii) research on corporate board diversity, and (iii) capital raising initiatives for small companies.

In response to reports that the European Commission is finalizing legislation on Central Counterparty recovery, University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong identified sources of "fundamental tension" that underlie the final resolution authority.

The SEC named David H. Saltiel, Associate Director of the Office of Analytics and Research in the Division of Trading and Markets.

The Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute elected William F. "Ted" Truscott to serve as Chair for a one-year term. The Board also elected a "slate of Governors" that includes four new ICI Board members.

The Government Accountability Office recommended that the SEC establish a formal entity to facilitate coordination and compliance with internal supervisory control requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act.