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Commission Speeches and Public Statements

This index lists recent speeches and other public statements by the Chairman, Commissioners, and Staff of the SEC, which cover a wide range of topics concerning the state of the markets and the Commission's regulatory agenda.

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2009 Speeches and Statements by the Chairman and Commissioners

Date Title Author
Third Quarter
Jul. 27, 2009 Restoring Investors' Voices — The Launch of the Investor Advisory Committee, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jul. 22, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Jul. 22, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jul. 22, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Jul. 22, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jul. 15, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jul. 15, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Jul. 15, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Opening Statement Before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jul. 13, 2009 Remarks at Corporate Directors Forum, San Diego, California Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Jul. 1, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jul. 1, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Jul. 1, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jul. 1, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Jul. 1, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Second Quarter
Jun. 27, 2009 "The American Corporation and its Shareholders: Dooryard Visits Disallowed", Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, San Diego, California Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Jun. 24, 2009 Opening Statement at Open Meeting on Money Market Fund Reform, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Jun. 24, 2009 Strengthening the Money Market Framework with Investors in Mind, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jun. 24, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jun. 24, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting Regarding Money Market Fund Reform, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Jun. 24, 2009 Remarks at the Open Meeting of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Regarding Money Market Fund Reform, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Jun. 23, 2009 "The Globalization of Investment Advisers — How Will Regulators Respond?", International Institute for the Regulation and Inspection of Investment Advisers, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jun. 23, 2009 Remarks at Conference on "Shareholder Rights, the 2009 Proxy Season, and the Impact of Shareholder Activism", Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Jun. 18, 2009 Hedge Fund Regulation on the Horizon — Don’t Shoot the Messenger, Spring 2009 Hedgeworld Fund Services Conference, New York, New York Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jun. 18, 2009 Address before the New York Financial Writers’ Association Annual Awards Dinner, New York, N.Y. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jun. 18, 2009 Statement at SEC-DOL Hearing on Target Date Funds, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jun. 11, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Improving the Role of the Securities Regulators in a Changing Global Financial System, Tel Aviv, Israel
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Jun. 10, 2009 Welcoming Remarks Before the 34th IOSCO Annual Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Jun. 3, 2009 Reversing Course — Putting Investors First in Regulatory Reform, Compliance Week Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
May 28, 2009 "Combating Securities Fraud at Home and Abroad", Third Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
May 20, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Statement at SEC Open Meeting on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
May 20, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
May 20, 2009 Statement at Open Meeting to Propose Amendments Regarding Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
May 20, 2009 Statement at Open Meeting to Propose Amendments Regarding Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
May 20, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
May 14, 2009 Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
May 14, 2009 Remarks at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
May 14, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Statement at SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
May 13, 2009 Statement at Treasury Department Press Briefing on OTC Derivatives, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
May 8, 2009 "Building a Stable and Efficient Financial System", Address to the Investment Company Institute, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
May 7, 2009 SEC's Oversight of the Adviser Industry Bolsters Investor Protection, Investment Advisers Association Annual Conference, San Diego, California Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
May 6, 2009 Remarks at the Security Traders Association 13th Annual Washington Conference, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
May 5, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Opening Statement at May 5, 2009, Roundtable on Short Selling, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
May 5, 2009 Regulating Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers: Demarcation or Harmonization?, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
May 4, 2009 Address to Mutual Fund Directors Forum Ninth Annual Policy Conference: Critical Issues for Investment Company Directors, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
May 4, 2009 Remarks Before the Mutual Fund Directors Forum Ninth Annual Policy Conference, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Apr. 28, 2009 NASAA Members and the SEC — United in the Public Interest and Making Investors a Priority, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Apr. 27, 2009 "Equalizing Opportunities for All Americans to Participate in Financial Services", New York, New York Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Apr. 27, 2009 Address to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, Denver, Colorado Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Apr. 17, 2009 "Making Investors a Priority in Regulatory Reform", Boston, Massachusetts Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Apr. 15, 2009
Text of Chairman's Remarks:
Statement at SEC Roundtable on Credit Rating Agencies, Washington, D.C.
Video of Chairman's Remarks:
Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Apr. 8, 2009 Statement Before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Apr. 8, 2009 Statement Before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Apr. 8, 2009 Statement Before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Apr. 8, 2009 Opening Statement Before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Apr. 6, 2009 Address to the Council of Institutional Investors, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
First Quarter
Mar. 19, 2009 Remarks at the 2009 Southeastern Securities Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Mar. 19, 2009 Remarks at News Teleconference Announcing Enforcement Action Against Former N.Y. State Official and Top Political Advisor Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Mar. 18, 2009 "Reinvigorating the Enforcement Program to Restore Investor Confidence" — Introductory Remarks before the District of Columbia Bar, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Mar. 10, 2009 Remarks at the CCOutreach BD National Seminar, SEC Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Mar. 10, 2009 Remarks at the 2nd Annual CCOutreach BD National Seminar, SEC Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Mar. 2, 2009 "Principles to Help Guide Financial Regulatory Reform" — Remarks Before the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Feb. 18, 2009 "Restoring Investor Trust through Corporate Governance" — Remarks Before the Practicing Law Institute, New York, New York Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Feb. 6, 2009 "Increasing Accountability and Transparency to Investors", Remarks at "The SEC Speaks in 2009," Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Feb. 6, 2009 "In Search of Transparency, Accountability, and Competition: The Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies", Remarks at "The SEC Speaks in 2009," Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Feb. 6, 2009 Remarks at "The SEC Speaks in 2009", Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Troy A. Paredes
Feb. 6, 2009 Address to Practising Law Institute's "SEC Speaks in 2009" Program, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Mary L. Schapiro
Feb. 6, 2009 Remarks at "The SEC Speaks in 2009", Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Elisse B. Walter
Jan. 26, 2009 Remarks at the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governor’s Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar
Jan. 14, 2009 Remarks Before the Exchequer Club, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Kathleen L. Casey
Jan. 10, 2009 Empowering the Markets Watchdog to Effect Real Results, North American Securities Administrators Association's Winter Enforcement Conference, San Diego, California Commissioner
Luis A. Aguilar

2009 Speeches and Statements by Commission Staff

Date Title Author
Third Quarter
Aug. 5, 2009 Remarks Before the New York City Bar: My First 100 Days as Director of Enforcement, New York, New York Robert Khuzami
Director, Division of Enforcement
Jul. 14, 2009 and
Aug. 2, 2009
The New Financial Landscape: Lesson of the Financial Crisis, Sydney, Australia, and Chicago, Illinois Ethiopis Tafara
Director, Office of International Affairs
Jul. 1, 2009 Division Statement before the Commission Open Meeting: Shareholder Approval of Executive Compensation of TARP Recipients, Washington, D.C. John Harrington, Attorney-Adviser, Division of Corporation Finance
Jul. 1, 2009 Division Statement before the Commission Open Meeting: Proxy Disclosure and Solicitation Enhancements, Washington, D.C. Sean Harrison, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance
Second Quarter
Jun. 19, 2009 Statement at News Conference Announcing Additional Charges in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Case, Washington, D.C. Robert Khuzami, Director, Division of Enforcement
Jun. 17, 2009 Strengthening Examination Oversight: Changes to Regulatory Examinations, Remarks before the SIFMA Compliance and Legal Division, St. Louis Regional Seminar, The New World of Compliance and Legal, St. Louis, Missouri Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
Jun. 4, 2009 Statement at News Conference Announcing Fraud Charges Against Former Countrywide Executives, Washington, D.C. Robert Khuzami, Director, Division of Enforcement
May 20, 2009 Keynote Address to the 2009 SIFMA Market Structure Conference, New York, New York James A. Brigagliano, Co-Acting Director, Division of Trading and Markets
May 20, 2009 Opening Remarks at the SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. Lillian Brown, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance
May 5, 2009 The Road Ahead: Short Sale Regulation for Today’s Markets, New York, New York James A. Brigagliano, Co-Acting Director, Division of Trading and Markets
Apr. 17, 2009 Investment Company Act of 1940: Regulatory Gap between Paradigm and Reality?, Vancouver, Canada Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management
Apr. 9, 2009 Remarks at the National Economists Club: Securities Markets and Regulatory Reform, Washington, D.C. Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets
Apr. 2, 2009 Keynote Address at the Practising Law Institute's Investment Management Institute 2009, New York, New York Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management
First Quarter
Mar. 23, 2009 Keynote Address, Investment Company Institute, 2009 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, Washington, D.C. Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management
Mar. 12, 2009 "Compliance in Today's Environment: Step Up to the Challenge" — Remarks Before the IA Compliance Best Practices Summit 2009, Washington, D.C. Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
Feb. 23, 2009 A Few Observations Based On International Regulatory Conversations, Before the CESR Conference, Paris, France Ethiopis Tafara, Director, Office of International Affairs
Jan. 23, 2009 Remarks at the Security Traders Association of Chicago Mid-Winter Meeting, Chicago, Illinois Elizabeth K. King, Associate Director, Division of Trading & Markets
Jan. 15, 2009 The Future of Financial Reporting, National Investors Relations Institute — New York Chapter, New York, New York
Slide presentation (PDF)
William Lutz, Director, 21st Century Disclosure Initiative
Jan. 13, 2009 Address at the Mutual Fund Directors Forum Third Annual Directors' Institute, Fort Myers, Florida Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management

 

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Modified: 08/06/2009