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.  To view Public Statements prior to 2012, view the Public Statements Archive.

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Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Renaming of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations to the Division of Examinations Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Consolidated Audit Trail: Focus on Effective Implementation Puts CAT on Track Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Adoption of Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Rules Governing the Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Resource Extraction Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement of Dissent from the Commission’s Order Approving the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Address Brokers with a Significant History of Misconduct Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Departure of Director Stephanie Avakian Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Adoption of Market Data Infrastructure Rules under Regulation NMS Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Market Data Infrastructure: Open Meeting Statement Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Commission Meeting to Adopt Market Data Infrastructure Rules under Regulation NMS Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Roadwork Ahead: Upgrading Market Data Infrastructure Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Market Data Infrastructure Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Bob Stebbins Concluding His Tenure at SEC Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Departure of Bill Hinman Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement at FSOC Open Meeting Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value under the Investment Company Act of 1940 Final Rule Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at Meeting of SEC Investor Advisory Committee Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Opening Remarks at the December 1, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Opening remarks at the December 1, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Statement at the Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:December 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at the December 1, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Developments Related to the LIBOR Transition Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Third Meeting with Audit Firm Representatives Regarding Audit Quality in Emerging Markets and Recent Developments Speaker:

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton
SEC Chief Accountant Sagar Teotia
PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III

Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Temporary Rules to Include Certain “Platform Workers” in Compensatory Offerings under Rule 701 and Form S-8 Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Joint Statement on the Proposal to Facilitate Non-Cash Compensation for Certain Gig Workers Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Joint Statement on Amendments to Regulation S-K: Management’s Discussion and Analysis, Selected Financial Data, and Supplementary Financial Information Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Departure of Chairman Jay Clayton Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Recent Enforcement Matters Involving “VIX-Related” and Other Complex Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) from the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Speaker:

Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Staff

Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement of Commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Elad L. Roisman - Andeavor LLC Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Staff Bulletin Related to Risks Associated with Offshore Omnibus Accounts Transacting in “Penny Stocks” and other Low-Priced U.S. Securities Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Staff Statement on WY Division of Banking’s “NAL on Custody of Digital Assets and Qualified Custodian Status” Speaker:

Division of Investment Management Staff in Consultation with FinHub Staff

Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Remarks: Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at Meeting of the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, Proposed Conditional Exemption for Finders; COVID-19 Updates and Discussion Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at the November 5, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Opening remarks at the November 5, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Opening Remarks at the November 5, 2020 Special Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Harmonizing, Simplifying and Improving the Exempt Offering Framework; Benefits to Small and Medium-Sized Business and Their Investors Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Amendments to the Exempt Offering Framework Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:November 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Funds’ Use of Derivatives Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Opening Statement on Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Regulation of Funds' Use of Derivatives Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Final Rule on Funds' Use of Derivatives Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Funds' Use of Derivatives Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Joint Statement Regarding Complex Financial Products and Retail Investors Speaker:

Chairman Jay Clayton;

Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management;

William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance;

Brett Redfearn, Director, Division of Trading and Markets

Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Tenure of William Hinman as Director of the Division of Corporation Finance Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement at the SEC’s Staff Roundtable on Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Joint Statement on No-Action Relief for Non-Compliance with the Customer Protection Rule Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement Regarding Tradenet Capital Markets Ltd. Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement at the IDC Conference and Governing Council meeting Speaker: Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Joint Open Meeting with CFTC - Customer Margin Rules for Security Futures and Request for Comment on Uncleared Swaps and Non-cleared Security-based Swaps Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: CFTC-SEC Joint Meeting Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Promoting an Effective Auditor Independence Framework Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Who Watches the Watchers?*
Joint Statement on Auditor Independence Amendments
Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Order Approving a Wireless Fee Schedule Setting Forth Available Wireless Bandwidth Connections and Wireless Market Data Connections Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Joint Statement Regarding New FAQs for Form CRS [1] Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management
Brett Redfearn, Director, Division of Trading and Markets
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Open Meeting on Proposed Finders Exemption – Providing Regulatory Clarity to Benefit Small Businesses Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Proposed Exemptive Order for Certain Activities of Finders Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting Considering a Proposed Exemptive Order for Finders Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Regulating in the Dark: What We Don’t Know About Finders Can Hurt Us Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Exemptive Relief for Finders Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:October 2020 Date: Title: Statement of Commissioner Hester M. Peirce - Great Plains Trust Company Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Measures to Enhance the Fixed Income Markets Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at the Meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Modernizing the Shareholder Proposal Framework for the Benefit of All Shareholders Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Procedural Requirements and Resubmission Thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Procedural Requirements and Resubmission Thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Amendments to Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Procedural Requirements and Resubmission Thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Strengthening our Whistleblower Program Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Amendments to the Commission's Whistleblower Program Rules Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Commission’s New and Improved Whistleblower Program Rules Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: June Bug vs. Hurricane:* Whistleblowers Fight Tremendous Odds and Deserve Better Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement of Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw on Whistleblower Program Rule Amendments Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: SEC FinHub Staff Statement on OCC Interpretation Speaker:

SEC FinHub Staff

Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Commission Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the Adoption of Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Commission Action to Enhance Investor Protections in the OTC Market Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement at the SEC Regulation Think-In 2020 Conference Speaker: Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Adoption of Amendments to Rule 15c2-11 Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement at the Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Opening Remarks at the September 16, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Remarks at the September 16, 2020 Meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee Speaker: Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management
Published date grouping:September 2020 Date: Title: Statement on SEC Settlement Charging Token Issuer with Violation of Registration Provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Modernizing the Framework for Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Disclosures Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Modernization of Regulation S-K 101, 103, and 105 Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Opening Remarks at the Open Commission Meeting to Adopt Amendments to Items 101, 103, and 105 of Regulation S-K Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Regulation S-K and ESG Disclosures: An Unsustainable Silence Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Statement on the “Modernization” of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103, and 105 Speaker:

Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw

Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Modernization of the Accredited Investor Definition Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Amending the “Accredited Investor” Definition Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Commissioner Roisman Statement on Amending the “Accredited Investor” Definition Speaker: Commissioner Elad L. Roisman
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Joint Statement on the Failure to Modernize the Accredited Investor Definition Speaker:

Commissioners Allison Herren Lee and Caroline Crenshaw

Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Update on the Consolidated Audit Trail: Data Security and Implementation Progress Speaker: Chairman Jay Clayton
Brett Redfearn, Director, Division of Trading and Markets
Manisha Kimmel, Senior Policy Advisor, Regulatory Reporting
Published date grouping:August 2020 Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Amendments to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail to Enhance Data Security Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce