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SEC Releases

Chairman Clayton Highlights New Members of Executive Staff

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released a full roster of the executive staff of Chairman Jay Clayton, including several[...]

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SEC Releases

Chairman Clayton Highlights New Members of Executive Staff

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released a full roster of the executive staff of Chairman Jay Clayton, including several[...]

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SEC Names Holli Heiles Pandol as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Holli Heiles Pandol has been named Director of the agency's Office of[...]

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SEC Releases

SEC Names Holli Heiles Pandol as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Holli Heiles Pandol has been named Director of the agency's Office of[...]

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SEC Names Bryan Wood as Deputy Chief of Staff

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Bryan Wood has been named the agency's Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr.[...]

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SEC Names Sean Memon as Chief of Staff

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sean Memon will become the agency’s Chief of Staff.    Mr. Memon has[...]

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SEC Chief of Staff Lucas Moskowitz to Leave the Agency

June 26, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that SEC Chief of Staff Lucas Moskowitz will leave the agency in early[...]

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SEC Names Vanessa Countryman to Lead the Office of the Secretary

June 24, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Vanessa Countryman has been appointed as the agency’s Secretary. The Secretary is[...]

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Joint Statement on Opportunistic Strategies in the Credit Derivatives Market

June 24, 2019

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, and[...]

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SEC Adopts Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants and Amends the Capital and Segregation Requirements for Broker-Dealers

June 21, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission took another significant step toward establishing the regulatory regime for security-based swap dealers today by[...]

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SEC Releases

SEC Adopts Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants and Amends the Capital and Segregation Requirements for Broker-Dealers

June 21, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission took another significant step toward establishing the regulatory regime for security-based swap dealers today by[...]

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SEC Wins Jury Trial Against Broker Charged With Defrauding Customers

June 20, 2019

Jurors in Manhattan federal court today returned a verdict in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s favor against a broker who[...]

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