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Under Clayton, who left the SEC in December, regulators determined Bitcoin and Ether weren’t securities, removing an overhang that could have impeded trading and acceptance of those tokens.
March 29 -
President Biden has picked Allison Herren Lee, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the acting chair of the SEC, as nominee Gary Gensler waits in the wings as a more permanent chair once he is confirmed by the Senate.
January 21 -
Long-awaited advertising regulations allow for online testimonials but also increased risk of audits, observers and commissioners say.
December 30 -
Existing regulations that protect investors and deliver clarity to the industry must be preserved by the incoming administration, writes Financial Services Institute CEO Dale Brown.
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Democrat Joe Biden is expected to name his SEC chairman pick in the coming weeks.
November 16 -
Investor advocates, religious groups and proponents of ESG investing argue the changes are a gift to business lobbyists that will muzzle corporate critics.
September 24 -
The 4,000-person regulator in March was one of the first federal agencies to tell employees to stay home due to the public health emergency.
July 14 -
Almost 90% of smaller fund managers would no longer have to report their investments and their firms would save $136 million a year, the agency estimates.
July 13 -
The regulator was one of the first U.S. agencies to tell employees to stay home during the pandemic,
May 19 -
The relief allows funds to obtain cash infusions through collateralized loans until the end of June.
March 26