This article was published in the NAPFA Advisor Magazine. The U.S. economy and financial markets have entered a period of heightened uncertainty, posing fresh challenges for investors. Inflation is up sharply, a possible recession looms, and the securities markets are exhibiting significant volatility while venturing into bear territory. Commodity prices are also experiencing huge price […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist at Better Markets, issued the following statement in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) adoption of a final whistleblower rule reversing two flawed provisions written under the prior administration: “The SEC’s whistleblower program has been an extraordinarily effective enforcement tool in fighting against fraud […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist at Better Markets, issued the following statement in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) adoption of a final rule requiring public companies to disclose information on the relationship between executive compensation actually paid and companies’ financial performance: “Executive compensation schemes can incentivize the worst […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist at Better Markets, issued the following statement after Better Markets filed two comment letters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its proposals to require investment companies, investment advisers, and other entities to disclose to investors additional information regarding their environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) […]
Washington, D.C. – Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist for Better Markets, issued the following statement on the decision from the D.C. Circuit in the case of Citadel Securities LLC v. Securities and Exchange Commission: “The Court has handed the SEC a complete and well-deserved win in a case that will make our trading […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis M. Kelleher, President and CEO, issued the following statement on the release of an article titled “Democratizing Equity Markets With And Without Exploitation: Robinhood, Gamestop, Hedge Funds, Gamification, High-Frequency Trading, And More,” authored by Better Markets staff in the Western New England Law Review: “Wall Street has been too exclusive, expensive, opaque, […]
Exposing Pandemic Profiteering at American’s Central Bank, Leadership Failures & Cover Up As hundreds of thousands of Americans were dying and tens of millions were being thrown out of work due to a catastrophic pandemic that gripped the country with fear, some of the most senior officials at the U.S. central bank – the Federal […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis M. Kelleher, President and CEO, issued the following statement upon the departure of Commissioner Allison Herren Lee from the Securities and Exchange Commission: “While we welcome incoming Commissioner Jaime Lizarraga to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, we would be remiss not to recognize the many contributions of outgoing Commissioner Allison […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Legal Director and Securities Specialist Stephen Hall issued the following statement on the filing of Better Markets’ Comment Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to the agency’s proposed rule on Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation: “This is among the last reforms required under the Dodd-Frank Act aimed at […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following Better Markets’ recommendations in its December 2021 comment letter, today the SEC rescinded provisions of a 2020 rule that stifled the availability of independent and timely advice for shareholders exercising their proxy voting rights. Legal Director and Securities Specialist Stephen Hall issued the following statement on the rule: “The SEC’s rule is a […]
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