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SEC Chair Gensler Speaks Before the Investor Advisory Committee
As is customary, I’d
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About Face: How Much of Current SEC Policy Will the Trump Administration Reverse?
The future of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is currently uncertain. Given the Trump election, Republican majorities in both the House and Senate and soon at the SEC, we focus on what may happen next and, even more importantly, …
How Low Can You Go?: DOGE and the SEC
The proposed Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) in incoming President Donald J. Trump’s administration promises an ambitious agenda of “regulatory rescission, administrative reductions and cost savings” with the goal of “mass head-count reductions across the federal bureaucracy” by July 4, …
John C. Coffee, Jr. – What Would a Trump Administration Mean for Securities Regulation?
There can be no debate: The Administrative State has been scaled back. The rule-making powers of administrative agencies have clearly been curbed. Most blame the Supreme Court and particularly its decision in West Virginia v. EPA, 597 U.S. 697 …
SEC Chair Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services
Good morning, Chair Van Hollen, Ranking Member Hagerty, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget request. As is customary, I’d like to note …
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Trends in Asset Management
As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.
SEC Rulemaking and Litigation in Chair Gensler’s First 1000 Days
Many claims have been made about the current pace of SEC rulemaking, some inconsistent with reality. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, for example, has claimed that under Chair Gary Gensler the SEC launched an “unprecedented” “barrage of rulemaking.”[1] A …
How to Curb Abuses of Insider Abstention and Rule 10b5-1 Plans
Company insiders will typically possess material non-public information (MNPI) about their companies. To allow them to trade, the SEC in 2000 adopted Rule 10b5-1, which provides an affirmative defense to insider trading liability if the trades are made pursuant to …
SEC Chair Gensler Speaks on Updates to the Names Rule
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
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 …