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Recent SEC Leadership Changes -
On January 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the appointment of Cristina Martin Firvida as director of the Office of the Investor...more
4/17/2023
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Senate Confirms Jackson as Supreme Court Justice -
The Senate has voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the 116th Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman and former public defender to...more
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William Birdthistle Named Director of Division of Investment Management -
On December 21, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the appointment of William A. Birdthistle as...more
1/19/2022
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SEC Leadership Changes -
On April 17, 2021, Gary Gensler was sworn into office as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Gensler served as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures...more
7/16/2021
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Leadership Changes On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to approve President Biden’s nomination of Gary Gensler as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) through June...more
4/16/2021
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SEC Proposes Conditional Exemption for Finders Assisting Small Businesses with Capital Raising -
On October 7, 2020, the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a conditional exemption...more
1/27/2021
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Investors Continue to Press Regulators for Disclosure of Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Risks...more
7/19/2019
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Releases Its 2019 Priorities -
On January 22, 2019, FINRA released its Annual Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter, which highlighted the...more
4/19/2019
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Investment Firm VanEck Launches Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (“ETF”) One Week after Calling Bitcoin a “Fad” -
On August 10, 2017, Joe Foster, portfolio manager and strategist for the money management firm VanEck, expressed...more
10/17/2017
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FINRA Bar Results from Assertion of Fifth Amendment Right against Self-Incrimination in Criminal Action -
On October 5, 2016, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) barred an indicted investment adviser,...more
1/12/2017
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Whistleblowers
On June 2, 2016, the SEC announced that it hired Christopher R. Hetner, a cybersecurity expert, as the Senior Adviser to the Chair for Cybersecurity Policy. The hire is indicative of the SEC’s focus on cybersecurity measures...more
10/18/2016
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