Statement of SEC Chairman Christopher Cox Regarding Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2008-53

Washington, D.C., March 29, 2008 — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today issued the following statement regarding the "Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure" proposed by the Treasury Department:

"Recent events have provided further evidence, if more were needed, that financial services regulation in the United States needs to be better integrated among fewer agencies, with clearer lines of responsibility. Just as systemic risk cannot be neatly parceled along outdated regulatory lines, the overarching objective of investor protection can't be fully achieved if it fails to encompass derivatives, insurance, and new instruments that straddle today's regulatory divides. The proposed consolidation of responsibility for investor protection and the regulation of financial products deserves serious consideration as a way to better address the realities of today's markets."

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-53.htm