New SRO rules and rule proposals were announced by the SEC.

Six regulatory agencies requested comment on a proposed rule regulating incentive-based compensation arrangements at covered institutions as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.

A research analyst at the Office of Financial Research examined the challenges posed by the alternative standards of creditworthiness used to replace credit ratings following their elimination from federal financial regulation by the Dodd-Frank Act.

The SEC solicited comment on a concept release intended to assess: (i) whether business and financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K continue to provide the information necessary for investors to make informed voting and investment decisions, and (ii) whether any of the rules have become outdated or unnecessary.

The SEC Division of Corporation Finance granted no-action relief to a health-care company from requirements concerning the pricing mechanism it used for determining the number of shares in an exchange offer.