The SEC adopted technical amendments to Regulation AB and other rules governing the disclosure and reporting of asset-backed securities, as well as the securities' offering process. The technical amendments were published in the Federal Register.

SEC Division of Trading and Markets Deputy Director Gary Barnett examined (i) the application of margin requirements on the different bank and broker-dealer business models, (ii) mandatory clearing in the area of single-name credit default swaps, and (iii) risk governance that includes the potential liability of corporate directors.

FINRA reminded member firms of the upcoming annual meeting to elect members to the FINRA Board of Governors.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury will hold a public hearing to review jointly proposed debt-equity regulations. The proposed regulations were published in the Federal Register.

CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen presented an approach to improving the governance of CFTC-regulated entities. She criticized firms for concentrating on short-term gains at the expense of long-term profitability, and proposed a number of measures to address this "misaligned focus."