Ethics office clears Trump's pick for SEC: report
The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Friday cleared President Trump’s pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters reported.The move paves the way to a Senate confirmation hearing...
View ArticleSEC nominee will separate from Wall Street clients: report
President Trump's nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission pledged to separate himself from his Wall Street law firm and the clients he represented there, Reuters reported on...
View ArticleJay Clayton as SEC chair akin to a fox guarding a hen house
The Trump campaign’s final TV commercial last November spelled out his pledge to take on Wall Street. It featured a photo of Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and a voice over describing “a global...
View ArticleSenators must determine who Clayton will work for as SEC chief
The nomination of Wall Street corporate lawyer and dealmaker Jay Clayton to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) marks a break in what had been a streak of SEC chairs who came into the...
View ArticleSEC chair nominee can champion the critical role of investment funds
Despite a steady decline in unemployment, growth in gross domestic product (GDP) remains sluggish — dramatically sluggish by comparison to other recent economic recoveries. Achieving a growth rate...
View ArticleSEC says hackers may have profited from stolen insider information
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed Wednesday that hackers breached its system for public-company filings and may have profited from stolen insider information.SEC Chairman Jay...
View ArticleSEC head warns investors about cryptocurrency
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is cautioning investors about putting money into cryptocurrencies in one of the SEC's strongest statements to date on the matter.SEC Chairman...
View ArticleWhite House distances Trump from Berman ouster
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday defended the administration's abrupt firing of one of the government's top prosecutors and sought to downplay President Trump's...
View ArticleSchumer says he won't return blue slip if Trump nominates Clayton as US...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that he will not return a blue slip if the administration nominates Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to be the next...
View ArticleSEC's Clayton demurs on firing of Manhattan US attorney he would replace
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton said Thursday that he first expressed interest in becoming the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York last weekend, but...
View ArticleBarr denies pattern of upholding Trump's interests, blames 'media...
Attorney General William Barr dismissed claims that the Justice Department was pandering to the interests of President Trump after Barr fired Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney for the Southern...
View ArticleThe future of 'fintech' is at stake for Biden and the Senate
A change of government in Washington is coming at the precise moment that some of the biggest innovations in financial technology — fintech — are about to arrive, and it will either be a breakthrough...
View ArticleHow the SEC can and should fix insider trading rules
Large, seemingly well-timed stock sales by executives at Pfizer, Moderna and others have garnered significant attention. The companies quickly defended their executives by pointing out that many of...
View ArticleReimagining the role of the next SEC chair
President-elect Joe Biden will soon nominate a new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Democrats will hold a slim majority in the upper chamber, and some will be tempted to...
View ArticleWith Washington recommitted to innovation, cryptocurrencies need a...
Congress just achieved a rare bipartisan feat in passing the “Endless Frontier Act” through the Senate. This bold legislative package recommits the U.S. to technological innovation and global...
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