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There are several relatively straightforward steps the Biden administration could take. They involve the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Some would require legislation, and some assume the new administration can muster a working majority at the SEC. But to really make a difference, the Biden administration will […]
Financial Services Regulation in a Biden Administration: Personnel Is Policy
Although the Commission will continue to devote resources to punishing individuals and entities that seek to capitalize on market disruptions caused by the pandemic even after Clayton departs, under a potential Democrat-led Commission, the Enforcement Division is likely to shift its focus to traditional Wall Street misconduct including insider trading, issuer reporting and accounting fraud, […]
Biden SEC Likely to Push More Climate, Diversity Disclosures
“Depending on who is the next chair, the shift might be either reversion to the mean or whiplash inducing,” said Urska Velikonja, a Georgetown University Law Center professor who studies the SEC. Potential contenders for the job include former SEC Commissioners Kara Stein and Robert Jackson, as well as Georgetown University Law Center Professor Chris […]
What to Expect From the Biden Administration
Over the weekend, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election. Although President Trump has yet to concede and press reports suggest he will continue to make his case in court, thoughts have turned to what the Biden administration will mean for federal regulation of business and […]