Premise:
"Participants uniformly agreed that the nation needs a strong, viable SEC to instill investor confidence in our markets."
Hypothesis: Everyone disagreed with SEC's ability to instill confidence

no

Premise:
"Inside was a small folded sheet of paper."
Hypothesis: The small sheet of paper was colored a bright yellow.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"This situation could be mitigated if companies had qualified, independent, and adequately resourced boards; however, as I noted previously, this is all too often not the case."
Hypothesis: Many boards are interested in their own personal agendas, not that of their companies.
it is not possible to tell