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 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:00:01 EST Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:48:01 EST Remarks to the 2008 Bond Attorney’s Workshop of the National Association of Bond Lawyers http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch091708ers.htm Speech by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, in Chicago, Illinois, on September 17, 2008. Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:48:01 EST Statement at Open Meeting on XBRL/Interactive Data http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121708tap-idata.htm Speech by Commissioner Troy A. Paredes in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2008. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:37:48 EST Opening Statement Regarding Interactive Data for Mutual Fund Risk/Return Summary http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121708ajd.htm Speech by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management, at the Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2008. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:07:03 EST The Role That Surveillance Might Play in the Risk-Based Oversight of Mutual Funds http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121608lar.htm Speech by Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, in Washington, D.C., on December 16, 2008. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:13:39 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808cwh.htm Speech by Conrad W. Hewitt, Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:17:40 EST Remarks Regarding Interactive Data Releases http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121708laa.htm Speech by Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar at the Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2008. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:58:30 EST Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting — Interactive Data http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121708mwg.htm Statement by Mark W. Green, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2008. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:22:06 EST Opening Remarks and Dissent Regarding Final Rule 151A: Indexed Annuities and Certain Other Insurance Contracts http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121708tap.htm Speech by Commissioner Troy A. Paredes in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2008. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:10:00 EST Statement at News Conference Announcing Siemens AG Settlement http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121508lct.htm Speech by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement, in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 2008. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:19:13 EST 2008: Important Accomplishments, Meaningful Lessons and Getting Back to Basics http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121508ajd.htm Speech by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management Before the ICI 2008 Securities Law Developments Conference in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 2008. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:28:32 EST Remarks at “Live from the SEC 2008” http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch102308tap.htm Speech by Commissioner Troy A. Paredes Before the International Law Section of the American Bar Association in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 2008. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:52:42 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808jae.htm Speech by Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:56:51 EST Remarks at the Commission Open Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120308klc.htm Speech by Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey in Washington, D.C. on December 3, 2008. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:40:35 EST We Need a Bailout Exit Strategy http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch121108cc.htm Op Ed for the Wall Street Journal by Chairman Christopher Cox, December 11, 2008. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:43:00 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808ab.htm Speech by Adam Brown, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808mc.htm Speech by Muneera Carr, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808je.htm Speech by Jeff Ellis, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808rgf.htm Speech by Robert G. Fox III, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808mm.htm Speech by Mark Mahar, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808rbm.htm Speech by Robert B. Malhotra, Professional Accounting Fellow, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808lmm.htm Speech by Liza McAndrew Moberg, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808mp.htm Speech by Marc Panucci, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:55 EST Remarks Before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox, Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:19:35 EST Remarks Before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120808jlk.htm Speech by James L. Kroeker, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2008. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:00:27 EST Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater, Keynote Address at the ABA Section of Business Law Fall Meeting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch112108jww.htm Speech by John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, Washington, D.C., on November 21, 2008. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:08:01 EST Address to Joint Meeting of the Exchequer Club and Women in Housing and Finance http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120408cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2008. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:04:16 EST Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting: Final Rules and Proposed Rules Implementing the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120308ers.htm Statement by Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, at the December 3, 2008, Open Meeting Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:51:51 EST Statement at Open Meeting on Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120308tap.htm Statement by Commissioner Troy A. Paredes at the December 3, 2008, Open Meeting Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:08:17 EST Statement at Open Meeting on Credit Rating Agency Reforms http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch120308cc.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox at the December 3, 2008, Open Meeting Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:07:27 EST Statement Regarding the Adoption of the Summary Prospectus Rules http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111908tap.htm Statement by Commissioner Troy A. Paredes at the Commission Open Meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 19, 2008. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:15:30 EST Remarks before the Transatlantic Corporate Governance Dialogue Conference on Corporate Governance Standards and Financial Stability http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch090908klc.htm Speech by Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey in Brussels, Belgium, on September 9, 2008. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:23:19 EST Address to Institute of International Bankers http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111708klc.htm Speech by Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey in New York, N.Y., on November 17, 2008. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:24:05 EST Enhanced Disclosure for Mutual Funds http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111908cc.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox at the November 19, 2008, Open Meeting Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:55:18 EST "Message from the Chairman" in SEC's 2008 Performance and Accountability Report http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111408cc.htm Statement by Chairman Christopher Cox in the SEC 2008 Performance and Accountability Report Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:55:18 EST 'The Future of International Standards and Cooperation In Light of the Credit Crisis' http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111808cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox at the FEI 2008 Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference in New York, New York, on November 18, 2008. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:25:39 EST True to Our Mission: Why We Need the SEC http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch110608lct.htm Speech by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement, at the Ninth Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr., Corporate, Securities and Financial Law Lecture, in New York, New York, on November 6, 2008. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:54:14 EST Remarks Before the ALI-ABA (American Law Institute/American Bar Association) Conference on Life Insurance Company Products http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111408ajd.htm Speech by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management, in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2008. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:57:57 EST Address to the 2008 CCOutreach National Seminar http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111308cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 2008. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:55:41 EST 'Building on Strengths in Designing the New Regulatory Structure' http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch111208cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox at the PLI 40th Annual Securities Regulation Institute in New York, New York, on November 12, 2008. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:44:13 EST Remarks Before the 14th Annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch103108laa.htm Speech by Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar in Atlanta, Georgia. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:52:18 EST The Importance of International Enforcement Cooperation in Today's Markets http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch110708cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox at the SEC International Enforcement Institute in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 2008. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:41:29 EST Reinventing a Markets Watchdog http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch110408cc.htm Op Ed for the Washington Post by Chairman Christopher Cox, November 4, 2008. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:44:26 EST Incentivizing Good Compliance http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch103008lar.htm Speech by Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, at the 2008 Willamette Securities Regulation Conference, Willamette University College of Law in Portland, Oregon, on October 30, 2008. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:52:53 EST Remarks Before the CyberSecurities Fraud Forum http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch092308tar.htm Speech by Commissioner Troy A. Paredes in Washington, D.C., on September 23, 2008. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:31:00 EST Keynote Address at the National Regulatory Services Twenty-third Annual Fall Compliance Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch102908ajd.htm Speech by Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management, in Scottsdale, Arizona, on October 29, 2008. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:07:43 EDT Opening Remarks at SEC Roundtable on Mark-to-Market Accounting http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch102908cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox on October 29, 2008. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:43:49 EDT Compliance Through Crisis: Focus Areas for SEC Examiners and Compliance Professionals http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch102108lar.htm Speech by Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, before the National Society of Compliance Professionals National Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 21, 2008. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:20:43 EDT Executive Compensation Disclosure: Observations on Year Two and a Look Forward to the Changing Landscape for 2009 http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch102108jww.htm Speech by John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 21, 2008. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:19:15 EDT Swapping Secrecy for Transparency http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch101808cc.htm Op Ed for the New York Times by Chairman Christopher Cox, October 18, 2008. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:14:55 EDT Remarks at the XBRL International Conference http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch101508wl.htm Speech by William Lutz, Director, 21st Century Disclosure Initiative, in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2008. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:14:33 EDT Opening Remarks at SEC Roundtable on Modernizing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Disclosure System http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch100808cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2008. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:27:26 EDT Protecting Senior Investors in Today's Markets http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch092208cc.htm Speech by Chairman Christopher Cox at the Third Annual Senior Summit in Washington, DC, on September 22, 2008. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:24:36 EDT "Why Does Fraud Occur and What Can Deter or Prevent it?" http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2008/spch090908lar.htm Speech by Lori Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, at the Southwest Securities Enforcement Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas, on September 9, 2008. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:50:16 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