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Officials testified on legislation proposed by the Department of the Treasury regarding the regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market. Under the proposals the Securities and Exch…

Securities Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro spoke about the future of financial markets. Following her remarks she responded to written questions submitted by members of the audi…

Witnesses testified about government oversight and regulation of financial institutions and markets. Among the issues they addressed were reorganization of government agencies and the creati…

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro testified about various reforms and operations at the agency. In her remarks she said the agency was implementing programs to improv…

Witnesses testified about federal regulation of financial markets and trading conducted outside stock exchanges. Government officials called on Congress to approve a plan for joint regulatio…

Mary Schapiro and Gary Gensler testified about fiscal year 2010 budget priorities for the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Ms. Schapiro spoke …

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro spoke about regulation of the financial industry. In her remarks she said she supported a systemic risk regulatory model similar to …

Panelists talked about credit ratings and the use of credit rating services by various corporations. Among the topics they addressed were the accuracy and quality of information provided by …

The Securities and Exchange Commission held a meeting on government oversight of credit rating agencies. Among the topics of discussion were accountability and disciplinary action, over-reli…

The panel talked about the role of the credit rating agencies in economic growth, the difficulties in getting started in the credit rating industry, the regulations of the industry, and logi…

Securities and Exchange commissioners held a day-long meeting to review credit rating agency operations and talk about regulation of financial markets. Panelists spoke about credit ratings a…

The Securities and Exchange Commission held a meeting to consider whether to propose “short sale price test rules” or the so-called “uptick rule” or other methods of restricting short sales …

Witnesses testified about investor protection and the regulation of securities markets. They focused on the modernization of the entire financial regulatory system as well as specific securi…

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro testified about the actions of the SEC relating to the financial crisis. Topics included possible reforms to improve investor protectio…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro talked about financial markets. Mary L. Schapiro is the 29th Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mary Schapiro testified about her nomination as chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the topics she addressed were regulatory oversight of financial markets, the curre…