The SEC adopted a final rule to expand the required reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies.

A firm settled charges that it had hired individuals referred by foreign officials and other clients in order to obtain improper business advantages in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The SEC requested comments on a MSRB proposal to extend customer complaint and recordkeeping rules to municipal advisors, and to modernize those rules.

The CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee approved final recommendations by the Central Counterparty Risk Management Subcommittee on how central counterparties can enhance their efforts to prepare for the default of significant clearing members.

SEC Investor Advocate Rick A. Fleming argued that the Dodd-Frank Act has been "successful in addressing some of the real causes of the financial crisis."