Tag: SEC

The travel firm expanded the number of members on its board and voted for Clinton to take the new position. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

Chelsea Clinton joins Expedia’s board of directors

Daniel Chaitin · March 17, 2017 8:50 pm

His hearing will be among the first activities of the committee under new committee chairman Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump SEC nominee will get confirmation hearing March 23

Joseph Lawler · March 8, 2017 1:01 am

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics has cleared President Trump's choice for Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, Jay Clayton, according to a report published late Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump’s nominee for SEC chair passes ethics check

Anna Giaritelli · March 4, 2017 4:00 am

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., left, and Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., right, watch as House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. pats President Donald Trump on the back after the president signed the House Joint Resolution 41, abolishing the Obama-era rule requiring the energy industry to report foreign dealings. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Trump signs bill squashing Obama-era financial rule for fossil fuels

John Siciliano · February 14, 2017 8:09 pm

The acting commissioner of the SEC is seeking input from corporations about difficulties with the CEO pay disclosures. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

SEC to reconsider CEO pay ratio disclosure rules

Joseph Lawler · February 6, 2017 9:02 pm

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

Top congressional Democrats did not hesitate Wednesday to criticize President-elect Trump's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Democrats immediately criticize Trump’s pick for SEC chief

Joseph Lawler · January 4, 2017 7:45 pm

Clayton, a current partner at the international law firm Sullivan and Cromwell, is widely recognized as a top corporate lawyer in the United States and previously worked as an adjunct law professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump taps top Wall Street lawyer Jay Clayton for SEC

Gabby Morrongiello · January 4, 2017 4:09 pm

Sen. Warren raised concerns that Icahn is taking positions in companies while he advises Trump. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn to advise Trump on deregulation, finance

Joseph Lawler · December 21, 2016 9:33 pm

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)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s SEC chair defies congressional Republicans and American electorate

Philip Wegmann · December 14, 2016 8:58 pm

Detractors are quick to point out potential flaws in the CEO surtax, especially that the policy would incentivize companies to leave Portland.

Portland looks to cash in on high CEO pay

Joseph Lawler · December 5, 2016 5:01 am

The SEC had charged that JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) offered internships and jobs to unqualified candidates between 2006-13 to curry favor with government officials. (AP Photo)

Regulators fine JPMorgan $264 million for bribery violations

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 4:26 pm