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Financial industry regulators talked about efforts to prevent another stock market free fall such as the May 6th, 2010, midday drop. The market dropped more than 1000 points in less than a h…

Following opening remarks from Gary Gensler and Mary Schapiro, financial industry executives talked about what can be done to prevent another stock market freefall such as the May 6th, 2010,…

The panel discussed the origins, ramifications, and possible solutions of the economic crisis of 2008-2009. The panelists spoke on the dynamic intersection of legal studies, economics, and p…

Financial market esperts testified about federal regulation of financial markets, operation of hedge funds, and the recent global financial crisis. The hearing focused on several issues incl…

Chairman Cox hosted a roundtable discussion on investors and securities markets. Seven former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen discussed challenges faced during their chairmanship…

Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen testified about accounting practices and protecting stock market investors. The Enron bankruptcy has raised issues of the integrity of cert…

The House Banking Committee heard testimony on hedge funds and their effect on the global economy. Federal monetary officials, investors and professors testified.

A panel of economists and securities executives spoke about the factors contributing to the plunge in the stock market which occurred in October, 1987. Issues brought up included the regulat…

Technology and Financial Markets forum of speakers at The Annenberg Washington Program.

The committee heard testimony on the status of tax breaks given to purchasers of failing thrift institutions. Specifically, the committee investigated how much of the tax breaks would be abs…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight discussed Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Funding.

World financial markets and advice for the next president were talked about in this Presidential Leadership Summit.

The subcommittee heard testimony on the recommendations crafted by the Working Group on Financial Markets, which had been tasked with improving “the integrity, efficiency, orderliness, and c…

The subcommittee heard testimony about the implementation of recommendations from the report of the National Commission on Fraudulent Financial Reporting, also known as the Treadway Commissi…

The Senate Banking,Housing and Urban Affairs Committee met to discuss Securities Market Reform

The subcommittee held a hearing about “Black Monday,” October 19, 1987, when American and global stock markets crashed.

David Ruder, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, addressed the Institute of Certified Public Accountants about financial disclosure.

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs subcommittee on Securities continued hearings on S. 1380, a bill that would provide legislative definitions of insider trading as prescribed in…

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair David Ruder talked about his agency’s agenda. Among his remarks he addressed the need for regulatory changes in response to the October 1987 st…

Following members' statements, Chairman David Ruder testified on the recent stock market crash. Note: There is a short break during the program.