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Today [September 20], the Commission is considering final rules to update the Names Rule. I am pleased to support this rule adoption because it will help ensure that a fund’s portfolio matches a fund’s name. Such truth in advertising promotes
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SEC Chair Gensler Delivers Remarks on LIBOR Before the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Thank you, Secretary Yellen. Thank you to all of my colleagues—not only at this table but around the globe—for their hard work putting an end to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
LIBOR was an innovation of the 1970s to
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks About the Financial Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Thank you, Mark, for that kind introduction. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I’m not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the
… SEC Chair Speaks Before the Investment Company Institute
As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I’m not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the SEC staff.
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SEC Chair Speaks About the Treasury Markets and the Debt Ceiling Discussions
Good afternoon. I’m pleased to be back for what I’m told is the fifth time speaking before the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of …
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Updated Rules for Private Funds
The 1990s was the decade of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. The Cold War was over. It was the dawn of the internet and the Spice Girls. Seinfeld was on TV. Bill Clinton brought blue jeans and Domino’s delivery …
SEC Chair Testifies Before U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Good morning, Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today. As is customary, I will note that my views are my own, and I am not speaking on behalf of …
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Alternative Trading Systems and the Definition of an Exchange
Today [April 14], the Commission is considering whether to issue a supplemental release to our January 2022 proposal requiring significant trading platforms—including in the Treasury markets—to come under important rules for the markets. I believe this supplemental release would help
SEC Chair Testifies on FY 2024 Budget Request Before House Subcommittee
Good afternoon, Chair Womack, Ranking Member Hoyer, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request. As is customary, I’d like to note that
SEC Chair Gensler on Recent Bank Failures, Enhanced Cybersecurity for Market Entities
Good morning. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15th, 2023. I want to welcome members of the public who are listening in.
Before we get to today’s agenda, I want to address
What is the SEC Hiding?
Under Chair Gary Gensler, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been on a transparency rampage – proposing extensive new disclosure obligations on public companies, activist investors, private funds, and (maybe soon) so-called “unicorn” startups. …
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks Before Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
Good morning. It is good to join the advisory committee for your first meeting of the year. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own and I am not speaking on behalf of the Commission …
SEC Chair Gensler on Final Amendments to Insider Trading Requirements
Today [December 14], the Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to Rule 10b5-1, as well as new required corporate disclosures related to executive officers’ and directors’ trading. I am pleased to support these new requirements because, if adopted, they …
SEC Chair Gensler on Proposed Rules for U.S. Treasuries Clearing
Today [September 14], the Commission will consider whether to propose standards for covered clearing agencies (also known as clearinghouses) regarding the clearance of certain trades involving U.S. Treasury securities. I am pleased to support these rules because, if adopted, they …
SEC Adopts Amendments to Its Whistleblower Rules
On August 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program. The first amendment expands the circumstances where the SEC can pay whistleblowers for their information and assistance in legal actions not brought …
SEC Chair Gensler on Final Rule About Pay Versus Performance
Today [August 25], the Commission voted to adopt a rule requiring certain public companies to disclose information regarding their executives’ compensation and how such compensation relates to the company’s financial performance. I was pleased to support this rule—so-called “pay versus …
SEC Chair Gensler on Proposed Joint Amendments to Form PF
Today [August 10], the Commission is considering whether to propose joint amendments with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to Form PF, an important reporting tool that the Commission and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) use, respectively, to protect
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Re-Proposed Amendments to FINRA Membership Exemption
Today [July 29], the Commission unanimously voted to re-propose amendments to Rule 15b9-1 regarding when broker-dealers are required to register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). These amendments would cause some of the most active participants in our equity …
Davis Polk Discusses SEC’s Final Rules on Proxy Advisory Firms
When the SEC adopted the rules governing proxy advisory firms two years ago, then-Chair Clayton emphasized that the rules were “the fruits of a rigorous and well-functioning rulemaking process where final rules reflect and benefit from the input of a …
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks Before Investor Advisory Committee
Good morning. It is great to join the Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) today. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own, and I’m not speaking on behalf of the Commission or Securities and Exchange Commission