The SEC named Jane Norberg chief of its Whistleblower Office. Ms. Norberg formerly served as acting chief after the departure of inaugural chief Sean McKessy.

The SEC announced the agenda for its October 5, 2016 meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted final guidelines for recovery planning for large insured banks.

The SEC approved a FINRA proposal that amends the TRACE protocols to (i) require the dissemination of transactions in collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs"), and (ii) shorten the trade-reporting timeline for CMO transactions from end-of-day to within 60 minutes of execution.

The SEC extended the comment period for proposed amendments to disclosure requirements that "may have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded, in light of other [SEC and U.S. GAAP and International Reporting Standards] disclosure requirements."