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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following Better Markets’ recommendations in its December 2021 comment letter, today the SEC rescinded provisions of a 2020 rule that stifled the availability of independent and timely advice for shareholders exercising their proxy voting rights.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 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis M. Kelleher, President and CEO, issued the following statement in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) rejection of a crypto exchange traded fund (ETF): “The SEC’s overriding mission is to protect investors and that could not be more important than now after more than $2 trillion have been lost in […]
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 in response to the agency’s proposal to enhance the disclosure of the climate-related risks facing companies: “No company will be able to escape the financial consequences of climate change, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis M. Kelleher, President and CEO, issued the following statement upon the Senate’s confirmation of President Biden’s nominees Jamie Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda to serve as commissioners at the Securities and Exchange Commission: “We applaud the Senate for confirming President Biden’s nominees Jamie Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda to serve as commissioners at the […]
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 that enhances investor protections and brings “Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” (“SPACs”) into closer regulatory alignment with traditional IPOs: “90 percent of […]
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 in response to the agency’s proposed rules on security-based swap execution facilities: “These rules have taken years to develop but they will finally establish a critical set of reforms we need […]
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