The SEC adopted a final rule that requires resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government or foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas and minerals.

The SEC adopted an interim final rule to adjust for inflation the maximum amount of federal civil monetary penalties.

ISDA CEO Scott O'Malia urged regulators to realign their timetables to the global implementation deadline for margin requirements for uncleared derivatives.

A group of leading trade associations urged the CFTC to focus on pre-trade risk controls instead of promulgating one-size-fits-all prescriptive rules, and to continue the dialogue with the industry on the remaining portions of proposed Regulation Automated Trading.

The CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee examined (i) draft recommendations for ways in which central counterparties can coordinate efforts when preparing for the default of a significant clearing member, and (ii) the roles the FDIC and the CFTC play in the resolution of banks and central counterparties.