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SEC Appoints PCAOB New Member; Aguilar Dissents
SEC appoints Jeanette Franzel as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, over one dissenting vote.
SEC Would Add Two Commissioners in U.S. Chamber Reform Plan
SEC would expand to seven members under Chamber proposal.
Luis A. Aguilar Sworn In for Second Term as SEC Commissioner
To begin second term, Commissioner Aguilar sworn-in by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.
Gallagher, Aguilar confirmed for SEC posts
Senate confirms Daniel M. Gallagher Jr. and Luis A. Aguilar as commissioners at the SEC.
Senate panel to vote on 7 SEC, financial nominees
Vote on SEC commissioners set for Thursday, Sept. 8.
Little drama expected for SEC nominees
Paired nominations of Aguilar and Gallagher may make partisan Senate delays less likely.
Luis Aguilar: The Enforcement Commissioner
Commissioner Luis Aguilar joined the SEC in July 2008. In his short time at the SEC, Aguilar has quickly positioned himself as the SEC Commissioner with the strongest interest in enforcement issues. In several speeches over the past eight months, Aguilar has taken strong positions advocating changes in the enforcement program and even being critical [...]
Mary Schapiro, the “Muammar Qaddafi of Regulation?”
In a lengthy interview with Fortune Magazine, new SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro provides some new insights on how she arrived at the place she is today, and where she intends to drive the SEC. As a law student with a love of anthropology, Schapiro’s decided after seeing the Hunt brothers wreak havoc on the silver [...]
Mary Schapiro Unanimously Confirmed by Senate as New Chairwoman of SEC
Mary Schapiro was unanimously confirmed by the Senate as the new chairwoman of the SEC on Thursday. Dow Jones Newswires reports that the vote came one week after Schapiro vowed in her confirmation hearing to “reinvigorate” the agency’s enforcement division. Schapiro, who currently heads the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), previously worked as a commissioner [...]