SEC.gov Updates: Speeches and Public Statements

SEC.gov Updates: Speeches and Public Statements http://www.sec.gov/news/speech.shtml The latest speeches and public statements from the Securities and Exchange Commission en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:01 EDT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:34:40 EDT Proposing a Roadmap Toward IFRS http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch082708cc_ifrs.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox at the Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on August 27, 2008. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:34:40 EDT Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch082708ch-jw-pd.htm Statement by Christina Chalk, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, in Washington, D.C. on August 27, 2008. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:55:50 EDT Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards from U.S. Issuers http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch082708ebw.htm Statement by Commissioner Elisse B. Walter at the Commission Open Meeting on August 27, 2008. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:38:55 EDT Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch082708ch-jw-pd.htm Statement by Conrad Hewitt (Chief Accountant, Office of Chief Accountant), John White (Director, Division of Corporation Finance), and Paul Dudek (Chief, Office of International Corporation Finance) on August 27, 2008. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:10:10 EDT Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch082708ebs.htm Statement by Elliot B. Staffin, Special Counsel, Office of International Corporation Finance, Division of Corporation Finance, on August 27, 2008. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:42:03 EDT Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch082708fhk.htm Statement by Felicia H. Kung, Senior Special Counsel, Office of International Corporation Finance, Division of Corporation Finance, on August 27, 2008. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:29:10 EDT Corporation Finance in 2008 — A Year of Progress http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch081108jww.htm Speech by John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, before the American Bar Association on August 11, 2008. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:57:46 EDT Furthering the German-American Relationship: Our Mutual Interest in Maintaining Strong and Vibrant Global Capital Markets, Remarks to AmCham Germany http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch031108psa-eng.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, on March 11, 2008. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:25:30 EDT Remarks Before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mid-Market Elite Series http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch070808psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, on July 8, 2008. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:29:05 EDT Statement at News Conference Announcing Citigroup Preliminary Settlement http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch080708lct.htm Speech by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement, on August 7, 2008. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:12:56 EDT Remarks Before the National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP) http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2007/spch111307psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on November 13, 2007. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:19:03 EDT Remarks to the 28th Annual Northwest Securities Institute http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch022208psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on February 22, 2008. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:58:37 EDT Corporate Governance in the USA against the Background of Recent Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062708psa-eng.htm Remarks to the 7th German Corporate Governance Code Conference by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on June 27, 2008. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:23:59 EDT Remarks Before the Security Traders Association http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch050708psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on May 7, 2008. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:57:52 EDT Remarks Before FINRA's Market Regulation Annual Staff Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch051608psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on May 16, 2008. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:27:25 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on Guidance to Fund Boards Regarding Investment Adviser Trading of Fund Portfolio Securities and Use of Soft Dollars http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch073008cc_iaportfolio.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox on July 30, 2008. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:37:48 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on Municipal Securities Disclosure http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch073008cc_msrb.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox on July 30, 2008. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:37:48 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on the Use of Company Web Sites http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch073008cc_web.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox on July 30, 2008. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:37:48 EDT Improving Financial Markets, Remarks to the Vanderbilt University Financial Markets Research Center, Conference on Securitization http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch041708psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, on April 17, 2008. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:08:21 EDT Remarks Before EDHEC Alternative Investment Days 2007 http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2007/spch112007psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, on November 20, 2007. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:30:23 EDT Remarks Before the SEC/NASAA 19(d) Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2007/spch050807psa-2.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, on May 8, 2007. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:30:23 EDT Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch073008km.htm Speech by Kim McManus, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, on July 30, 2008. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:34:40 EDT Remarks Before the Investment Advisers Association http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch041108psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on April 11, 2008. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:11:43 EDT Stoneridge and the Rule of Law http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch012508psa.htm "Op-ed" by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins for the Wall Street Journal on January 25, 2008. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:12:14 EDT Just Say 'No' to the Trial Lawyers http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2007/spch100907psa-2.htm "Op-ed" by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins for the Wall Street Journal on October 9, 2007. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:12:14 EDT What the SEC Really Did on Short Selling http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061908cc.htm "Op-ed" by Chairman Christopher Cox for the Wall Street Journal on July 24, 2008. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:08:38 EDT Shareholder Rights, the 2008 Proxy Season, and the Impact of Shareholder Activism http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch072208psa.htm Remarks by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. on July 16, 2008. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:12:45 EDT Naked Short Selling Is One Problem a Slumping Market Shouldn't Have http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch071808cc.htm "Op-Ed" for the Investor's Business Daily on July 18, 2008. Tue, 18 Jul 2008 10:32:10 EDT Remarks Before the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C. http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch071608psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins on July 16, 2008. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:52:52 EDT A Brave New World For Financial Regulation http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061908cc.htm "Op-ed" by Chairman Christopher Cox for the Wall Street Journal of June 19, 2008. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:07:22 EDT Statement at News Conference Announcing Release of Examination Report on Credit Rating Agencies http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch070808cc.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2008, at July 8, 2008 news conference. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:16:32 EDT Remarks Before the Irish Banking Federation http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061608psa-2.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins in Dublin, Ireland, on June 16, 2008. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:55:55 EDT Remarks Before the Global Financial Services Centres Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061608psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins in Dublin, Ireland, on June 16, 2008. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:13:41 EDT IFRS and U.S. Companies http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch052908ch.htm Speech by Conrad Hewitt, Chief Accountant, in Pasadena, California, on May 29, 2008. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:46:47 EDT Remarks Before the 35th General Assembly of the Geneva Association http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch052908psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins in Bermuda on May 29, 2008. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:50:44 EDT Investors' Choice in the Regulation of Global Capital Markets? http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061908et.htm Speech by Ethiopis Tafara, Director, Office of International Affairs, at the 2008 International Corporate Governance Network Annual Conference in Seoul, Korea, on June 19, 2008. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:28:06 EDT Proposed Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15a-6 — Conditional Exemption of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508ers-3.htm Statement by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, at the Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:14:29 EDT Proposed Amendments Relating to References to Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508ers-2.htm Statement by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, at the Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:14:29 EDT Amendment to Rules Relating to Organization and Program Management Concerning Proposed Rule Changes Filed by Self-Regulatory Organizations http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508ers-1.htm Statement by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, at the Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:14:29 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on Amendments to Rule 15a-6 http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508cc_foreign.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:35:33 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on Streamlining the Review of SRO Rulemaking http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508cc_sros.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:19:20 EDT Division Statement before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508sh.htm Statement by Steven Hearne, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:02:42 EDT Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508ajd.htm Statement by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management, in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:43:19 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on Equity-Indexed Annuities http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508cc_annuity.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:35:35 EDT Statement on Proposal to Increase Investor Protection by Reducing Reliance on Credit Ratings http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062508cc_credit.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox at a Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:15:13 EDT Making Disclosure More Useful for Public Company Directors http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch062308cc.htm Keynote Address to the Stanford Law School Directors' College by Chairman Christopher Cox at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, on June 23, 2008. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:48:50 EDT Keynote Address Before SIFMA's Institutional Brokerage Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch060408ajd.htm Speech by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management, in New York, New York, on June 4, 2008. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:07:59 EDT Disclosure from the User's Perspective http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061208cc.htm Address to the CFA Institute Conference on Next Generation Asset Management by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2008. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:17:09 EDT Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061108ers.htm Speech by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2008. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:28:19 EDT Opening Address to International Roundtable on Interactive Data http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061008cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2008. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:19:43 EDT Statement at Open Meeting to Consider Proposed Rules under the Rating Agency Act http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061108psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2008. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:31:39 EDT Statement at Open Meeting on Rules for Credit Rating Agencies http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch061108cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2008. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:10:30 EDT It's Always Something http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch060408lct.htm Speech by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement, at the Compliance Week Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2008. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:54:31 EDT IFRS and U.S. Companies: A Look Ahead http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch060508jww.htm Speech by John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance in New York, New York, on June 5, 2008. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:44:45 EDT Remarks Before the NAVA Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch060208ajd.htm Speech by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2008. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:07:03 EDT 'International Financial Reporting Standards: The Promise of Transparency and Comparability for the Benefit of Investors Around the Globe' http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch052808cc.htm Address to the Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions by Chairman Christopher Cox in Paris, France, on May 28, 2008. Fri, 30 May 2008 12:29:48 EDT Remarks at the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Subcommittee Meeting on the Future of Responsible Subprime Lending http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch052808psa.htm Speech by Commissioner Paul S. Atkins in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2008. Thu, 29 May 2008 08:57:56 EDT Opening Remarks to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Regulatory Symposium on Insider Trading http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch051908lct.htm Speech by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement in New York, New York, on May 19, 2008. Fri, 23 May 2008 16:48:12 EDT Opening Statement at Open Meeting on Requiring Mutual Funds to Provide Investor Information Using Interactive Data http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch052108cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 2008. Wed, 21 May 2008 13:26:35 EDT Keeping up with the Smartest Guys in the Room: Raising the Bar for Corporate Boards http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch051208lct.htm Speech by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement in Los Angeles, California, on May 12, 2008. Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:08 EDT An Agenda for Europe and the United States http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch040308klc.htm Speech by Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey at the Sixth Annual Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century in Armonk, New York, on April 3, 2008. Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:08 EDT Division Statement before the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch051408jl.htm Speech by James Lopez, Legal Branch Chief, Division of Corporation Finance, before the Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2008. Wed, 14 May 2008 16:27:46 EDT Opening Statement — Open Meeting on the Use of Technology to Improve Financial Reporting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch051408cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2008. Wed, 14 May 2008 13:31:11 EDT Remarks before the Conference on SEC Regulation Outside the United States http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch030608klc.htm Speech by Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey, in London, England, on March 6, 2008. Wed, 14 May 2008 08:49:56 EDT Luncheon Address at the SIFMA Market Structure Conference 2008: Maximizing Liquidity in the U.S. Equity Markets http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch050908ers.htm Speech by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, in New York, New York, on May 2, 2008. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:26 EDT Videotaped Remarks at the 17th XBRL International Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch050708cc-2.htm Videotaped Remarks by Chairman Christopher Cox presented at the Evoluon World Class Conference and Exhibition Center in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on May 7, 2008. Wed, 07 May 2008 17:35:39 EDT Address to the Security Traders 12th Annual Washington Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch050708cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2008. Wed, 07 May 2008 13:56:36 EDT Northeastern University Commencement Address http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch050208cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Boston, Mass., on May 2, 2008. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:55:38 EDT Remarks before the 2008 Options Industry Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch050208ers.htm Speech by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 2, 2008. Mon, 05 May 2008 10:56:33 EDT Keynote Address to the Investment Company Institute 4th Annual Mutual Fund Leadership Dinner http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch043008cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2008. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:59:25 EDT Foreign Issuers & the U.S. Securities Laws 2008: Strategies for the Changing Regulatory Environment http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch043008ers.htm Speech by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, in New York, New York, on April 30, 2008. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:40:17 EDT Opening Remarks at Joint Regulatory Anti-Money Laundering Training http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch042308klc.htm Speech by Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2008. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:10:12 EDT