Former federal financial regulators testified about the 2008 collapse of Bear Stearns, financial markets, and the “shadow banking system.” Among the topics they addressed were the types of …
964 viewsFormer Senators Sarbanes and Oxley spoke about financial auditing and business reporting reforms enacted in the wake of the Enron bankruptcy to protect consumers and provide increased transp…
427 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson talked about corporate governance, one year after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The law, the largest overhaul of busine…
109 viewsChairman Cox hosted a roundtable discussion on investors and securities markets. Seven former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen discussed challenges faced during their chairmanship…
70 viewsMr. Donaldson talked about corporate governance, focusing on overcoming corporate corruption.
43 viewsChairman William Donaldson spoke to reporters and announced that he would resign as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission at the end of June. Following his remarks, he responded…
41 viewsMr. Donaldson testifies about operational funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the topics he is likely to address are the integrity of the securities market, federal reg…
11 viewsWitnesses testified about the stability and efficiency of securities trading, recent corporate scandals and investigations into trading practices, the state of competition, regulation and en…
245 viewsAt a press conference, Justice Department officials spoke to reporters about the operations of the corporate fraud task force, the accomplishments of the task force to date, interagency coop…
85 viewsSEC Chairman, William Donaldson, testified before a Senate Banking Committee regarding an investigation into the Mutual Fund Industry. Among issues addressed were abuses in the industry, fun…
84 viewsWilliam Donaldson and John Reed testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee, regarding the governance structure of the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Reed had propo…
92 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee heard from the Chairman of the SEC and Mutual Funds lobbyist on government regulation of Mutual Funds. Witnesses testified about mismanagement and potential frau…
82 viewsAt the association’s annual meeting SEC chairman Donaldson talked about recent news of frequent abuses by mutual fund companies. Mr. Purcell talked about conflict resolution and management p…
131 viewsMembers of the Senate Banking subcommittee met with witnesses who testified about securities market structure issues pending before the Securities and Exchange Commission and how the issues …
68 viewsCommittee members examined the Securities and Exchange Commission’s oversight of companies' auditing and accountability. The SEC chairman testified about the rules being developed and the ki…
59 viewsMr. Donaldson announced the selection of Mr. Nicolaisen as chief accountant for the Security and Exchange Commission. Following the announcement they answered questions from reporters.
39 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission chairman, William Donaldson, Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland), Representative Michael Oxley (R-Ohio) and others spoke to reporters about the progress of …
61 viewsWitnesses testified about a $1.4 billion settlement reached between the Securities and Exchange Commission and ten of the largest brokerage firms. Among the topics they addressed were potent…
277 viewsWilliam Donaldson, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced that William McDonough had been appointed as the chairman of the SEC’s Public Company Accounting Oversight Bo…
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