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Good morning. Thank you, Mark, for your kind invitation to speak with you all today – and congratulations on the 25th anniversary of this conference. I am deeply honored to be giving the Scott Friestad Memorial Keynote address, particularly
William A. Birdthistle
SEC Director of Investment Management Speaks at PLI
Good afternoon. Thank you, Paulita and Rajib, for your gracious invitation and kind welcome to this year’s program on current issues and trends in Investment Management.[1] As I suspect many of you know – and as the spring regulatory …
SEC Investment Management Chief Speaks on Doing Investment Companies Well
Good morning. Thank you, Eric, for your kind introduction. I appreciate the ICI’s invitation and I hope – if you decide ever to renew it – that I’ll be able to join you all in person someday.
Please allow me,
SEC Investment-Management Chief Speaks at Investment-Adviser Conference
Good morning. Thank you, Karen, for your kind introduction and for inviting me to speak today. I am delighted to join you for my first public address as the Director of the Division of Investment Management.
Let me begin, if
The Anti-SPAC Attack Claque
A joint letter by 58 law firms is certainly a notable declaration, particularly when pulled together within a mere 10 days after litigation initiated by esteemed scholars. Observers might be tempted to wonder whether the motivation for such a quick …
Funding Crises: An Empirical Study of the Paycheck Protection Program
Soon after the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the spring, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, pumping $2.2 trillion into the economy. Now, nine months later, many of that law’s critical elements have ended or will …
Operating Systems: How Tech Is Changing Asset Management
The impact of technology on finance (FinTech) is one of the hottest topics in business, law, and regulation, with academics and practitioners considering a host of issues that include cryptocurrencies, robo-advice, initial coin offerings, and algorithmic analyses of big data. …