Facilitating General Solicitation at the Expense of Investors

Today, among other things,[1] the Commission considers amendments to Rule 506 of Regulation D, to remove the prohibition against general solicitation and advertising, if sales are made only to accredited investors.[2]  I do not support this action because …

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Strengthening Oversight of Broker-Dealers by Instituting a Framework to Prevent Another Madoff

The facts surrounding Bernie Madoff’s unprecedented fraud are well-known. Through a Ponzi scheme, he stole untold billions over decades.[2] What is not as well-appreciated is that during the vast majority of this time, he operated solely as a registered …

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Outmanned and Outgunned: Fighting on Behalf of Investors Despite Efforts to Weaken Investor Protections

The following speech was delivered by Commissioner Aguilar on April 16, 2013 to the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”), Annual NASAA/SEC 19(d) Conference in Washington D.C.

Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to deliver the opening remarks of …

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Developing Solutions to Ensure that the Automated Systems of Our Marketplace are Secure, Robust, and Reliable

Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar gave the below statement at the SEC Open Meeting on March 7, 2013

In recent years, the securities markets have undergone significant changes, and none has had more impact than the development of technology systems with …

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Shareholders Need Robust Disclosure to Exercise Their Voting Rights as Investors and Owners

In the next few months, thousands of public companies will hold their annual shareholder meetings. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize the importance of robust proxy disclosure to shareholders and to highlight areas in which the disclosure …

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