Tag: Mary Jo White

Jay Clayton will face tough opposition as Trump's pick as SEC head, partly because he's so similar to Obama's. (Screenshot)

Liberals don’t want another regulator who’s worked for Wall Street

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2017 5:01 am

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White has notified Congress that she will keep issuing new rules until the last minute of Obama's term. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Obama’s SEC chair defies congressional Republicans and American electorate

Philip Wegmann · December 14, 2016 8:58 pm

"Midnight rulemaking" is not conducive to sound policy, Rep. Jeb Hensarling says. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

GOP: Outgoing SEC chief defying ‘will’ of the people with midnight rules

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2016 10:54 pm

SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White announced Monday that she intends to step down at the end of President Obama's tenure in January, ensuring that President-elect Trump will be able to fill the to market overseer role early in his administration. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

SEC chairwoman to step down at end of Obama administration

Joseph Lawler · November 14, 2016 10:31 pm

"The controls we put in place around trading practices in many cases should apply to U.S. Treasury securities as well as equities, especially where those practices can threaten to destabilize markets or hurt investors," Mary Jo White said. (AP Photo)

SEC head calls for more regulation of markets for Treasury securities

Joseph Lawler · October 24, 2016 9:45 pm

In a letter send to the president Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote that SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White's "views have undermined the SEC, your Administration's priorities, Congressional mandates, and the best interests of investors," and asked him to replace White immediately. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Elizabeth Warren asks Obama to fire SEC head

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2016 12:23 pm

"I'm disappointed in your disappointment," Mary Jo White told Elizabeth Warren, "and could not disagree any more with your characterization of what we're trying to do." (AP Photo)

Democrats ‘more disappointed than ever’ in Obama’s SEC chief

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2016 3:44 pm

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

SEC plans conflict-of-interest rule for broker-dealers

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 8:23 pm

The Financial Stability Oversight Council, led by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, announced Monday evening that it was creating a new working group to examine hedge funds and determine whether they are a threat to the financial system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Regulators to probe risks posed by large hedge funds

Joseph Lawler · April 19, 2016 12:00 am

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to propose a rule that would claw back compensation for executives who were awarded performance-based compensation that was later found to be based on accounting misstatements.

SEC proposes rule to take back executive pay for accounting errors

Joseph Lawler · July 1, 2015 6:13 pm

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White attends a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Warren criticizes SEC chair: ‘Extremely disappointing’

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2015 1:25 pm

The rule would require companies to disclose the ratio between the CEO's annual pay and their employees'. (iStock Photo)

CEO pay rule a top SEC priority

Sean Higgins · January 4, 2015 2:00 pm