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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSpeech by SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga: Raising the Bar on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
AMAC, in its report, also cited an eye-opening 2017 statistic from the Government Accountability Office – the auditing arm of Congress: less than 1 percent of global assets under management, then $70 trillion, was managed by women- and minority-owned asset management firms. *** To help move the needle on that 1 percent diversity statistic, we […]
SEC’s Peirce Calls for Crypto Legislation to Guide Regulation
Congressional efforts to regulate cryptocurrency have come at a “good time” for the SEC, which has relied on existing securities laws to police digital coins, agency Commissioner Hester Peirce said Wednesday. Crypto requires different rules than traditional securities, the Republican said. Lawmakers have been working on several bipartisan bills that would regulate digital assets, as […]
First Woman SEC Commissioner Discusses Work, Retirement and Life – Rethinking65
Klein: You’ve reinvented yourself numerous times. What motivated you to make these professional changes and what does it require to take chances and be successful at new ventures or second — and even third, fourth — acts? Karmel: It had to do partly with my personality, that I was always interested in learning something new. […]
Jaime Lizárraga Sworn In as SEC Commissioner
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jaime Lizárraga has been sworn into office as a Commissioner by Chair Gary Gensler. Commissioner Lizárraga was nominated by President Biden earlier this year and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 16. Source: SEC.gov | Jaime Lizárraga Sworn In as SEC Commissioner
Statement on Departure of Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
We want to thank Allison Herren Lee for her tireless work and commitment to the Commission and its mission. Her years of public service have been marked by her humility, thoughtfulness, and dedication to investors and our markets. We have been fortunate to have her as a colleague. Source: SEC.gov | Statement on Departure of […]
Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jaime Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda
We congratulate Jaime Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda on their successful Senate confirmations to serve as Commissioners. On behalf of the entire agency, we would like to welcome them both back to the Securities and Exchange Commission. We look forward to their many contributions to the agency and our work on behalf of the American public. […]
She’s not your ‘Crypto Mom’: Hester Peirce’s fight with the SEC
That’s a long way of saying my biggest complaint is that we have not used the non-enforcement authority we have to make a workable way for this industry to innovate in ways that appropriately balances our regulatory objectives with the need to move forward.Sometimes we talk about responsible innovation. I think we should talk about […]
President Biden Announces Key Nominees | The White House
Today, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Carol Spahn, Nominee for Director of the Peace Corps Robin Hutcheson, Nominee for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator, Department of Transportation Jaime Lizárraga, Nominee for Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Mark Uyeda, Nominee for […]
Republican SEC Commissioner Roisman to Leave Agency – WSJ
Securities and Exchange Commission member Elad Roisman plans to leave the market regulator by the end of January, giving Democrats a bigger majority at an agency pursuing an ambitious and sometimes politically divisive policy agenda. Source: Republican SEC Commissioner Roisman to Leave Agency – WSJ
Ripple lawsuit raises hopes as ‘Crypto Mom’ condemns SEC policy – FinanceFeeds
Hester Peirce, who has recently published a statement together with Commissioner Elad Roisman against the way the agency is regulating cryptocurrencies, has delivered her harshest assessment yet at an interview with Yahoo Finance. “It is disconcerting to me that for three years now I’ve been asking for regulatory clarity, and we can’t seem to provide […]