SEC Commissioner Peirce Speaks About Women on Boards

By Hester M. Peirce July 3, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

A few months ago there was an article in the Washington Post about the baby on board signs that seem to be on so many cars.[1] The article’s timing was perfect because I had just seen one of those …

SEC Commissioner Peirce Talks Flaws in Scoring Companies on Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors

By Hester M. Peirce June 24, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

Thank you, Ben [Zycher]. I will begin with the standard disclaimer. My remarks represent my views and not necessarily those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

I will next address a question that is undoubtedly in the mind of

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SEC Commissioner Peirce Talks Exchange-Traded Funds

By Hester M. Peirce June 14, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

Welcome to all of you. We are so delighted to be able to host you at the Securities and Exchange Commission for today’s workshop on exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The discussion today is sure to be fascinating. Aside from my greeting,

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SEC Commissioner Talks a Quarter Century of Exchange-Traded Fun

By Hester M. Peirce May 31, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

Since the first exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) launched in 1993, ETFs have proven to be one of the most useful and successful innovations in the registered fund space under the Investment Company Act (“Act”) of 1940. The innovation did not stop

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SEC Commissioner Peirce on the Need to Reexamine Rules

By Hester M. Peirce May 23, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

Thank you, Peter [Easton] for that kind introduction. I appreciate the chance to be with you at today’s conference to discuss Hot Topics at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is a small population of people who would describe anything

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SEC Commissioner Peirce Talks Digital Assets: How We “Howey”

By Hester M. Peirce May 17, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

One year ago, I gave a speech—appropriately in Southern California—called “Beaches and Bitcoin.”[1] At that time—not so long ago in analog time but eons ago in digital time—the burning question was how to decide when issuing tokens constituted an

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Commissioner Peirce Speaks on SEC’s “Secret Law”

By Hester M. Peirce April 12, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

I would like to begin with the standard disclaimer plus an additional one that ties with the theme of this speech. The views I represent are my own and not necessarily those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners. The

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SEC Commissioner Speaks to Council of Institutional Investors

By Hester M. Peirce March 11, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

Thank you, Mary [Francis], for that kind introduction and for the opportunity to be here today. Before I begin, I will give my standard disclaimer. The comments I make today represent my own views and not necessarily those of the

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SEC Commissioner Offers Inside View of the Regulation Machine

By Hester M. Peirce February 13, 2019 by Hester M. Peirce

I had high expectations when I picked up Thom [Lambert’s] book on regulation shortly after it first came out several years ago.[1] Those expectations were exceeded by the clear and compelling way in which the book wrestles with the

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SEC Commissioner Airs Her Beef With Stakeholders

By Hester M. Peirce September 26, 2018 by Hester M. Peirce

Last time I flew to California, the skies were so clear that I was able to keep an eye on the changing landscape below all the way across the country. The vastness and great variety was striking. Having grown up

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