Testimony regarding the international implications of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DF). The DF establishes a host of new reforms that will have implications for U.S. companies that compete internationally and the U.S. investors who own those companies. This testimony outlines some of these implications, as well as the SEC¿s attempts to facilitate coordination and limit regulatory arbitrage, both domestically and internationally. In particular, Schapiro discusses the international implications of the DF for regulation of over-the-counter derivatives and foreign investor adviser registration. She also provides a brief update on the status of international accounting convergence. A print on demand report.
The sudden decline and recovery of the U.S. financial markets on May 6, 2010, was unprecedented in its speed and scope. During a 20-minute period on May 6, the U.S. financial markets failed to live up to their price discovery function. Since that day, the SEC has focused intently on moving forward on two fronts. First, the SEC, along with the Commodity Futures Trading Comm., have been engaged in a comprehensive investigation into the events of May 6 to gain a full understanding of what caused the volatility. Second, the SEC has worked with the exchanges to fashion effective measures that will help protect against a recurrence by imposing a limit on the extent to which prices can move in individual stocks before there is a pause in trading. Illus.
The SEC Div. of Enforcement (Enforcement) plays a key role in meeting the agency's mission to protect investors and maintain fair and orderly markets. In recent years, Enforcement has brought cases yielding record civil penalties, but questions have been raised about its capacity to manage its resources and fulfill its law enforcement and investor protection responsibilities. This report evaluates: (1) SEC's progress toward implementing previous recommendations; (2) the extent to which Enforcement has an appropriate mix of resources dedicated to achieving its objectives; and (3) the adoption, implementation, and effects of recent penalty policies. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
In 2009, the country was just emerging from an economic crisis that threatened our financial system and the American economy. Since then, the SEC has taken significant steps to make the SEC more vigilant, sharp, and responsive, and focus the agency on its core mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair and orderly markets, and facilitating capital formation. This testimony provides an overview of the actions and initiatives the SEC is taking to better protect investors, improve markets, and facilitate capital formation. It details the changes in personnel, processes and technology that have been made at the Commission. It also discusses the status of the SEC inquiry into the severe market disruption on May 6, 2010. Illustrations.
When Schapiro became Chairman of the SEC in Jan. 2009, the agency and financial markets were still reeling from the events of the fall of 2008. Since that time, the SEC has worked to review its policies, improve its operations and address the legal and regulatory gaps that came to light during the crisis. The Lehman failure sheds light on many interconnected and mutually reinforcing causes that contributed to the failure of many major financial institutions, both bank and non-bank. This testimony describes the SEC structure for the supervision of invest. banks and their holding co., the failure of Lehman, the lessons learned from the Consolidated Supervised Entity program, and the legislative and regulatory initiatives that are necessary.
The sudden evaporation of meaningful prices for many major exchange-listed stocks in the middle of a trading day is unacceptable. This testimony summarizes the events on May 6th using the best info. that is available. Provides an overview of the current market structure for the U.S.-listed securities, including the national market system and Reg. NMS, the highly automated nature of trading in today¿s markets, and the market-wide circuit breakers and other individual market ¿time out¿ mechanisms designed to address difficult trading conditions. Finally, Schapiro discusses various regulatory tools that need to be considered in determining how best to maintain fair and orderly financial markets and to prevent severe market disruptions in the future.
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