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Commission Speeches and Public Statements Archive: 1979

This index lists speeches and other public statements by the Chairman, Commissioners, and Staff of the SEC, which cover a wide range of topics concerning the state of the markets and the Commission's regulatory agenda.

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1979 Speeches by the Chairman and Commissioners

Date Title Author
Fourth Quarter
Dec. 17, 1979 Recent Developments Concerning Foreign Issuer Disclosure, Special Meeting of Japanese Business Leaders, Keidanren, Tokyo, Japan Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Dec. 6, 1979 Selected Current Issues in Securities Regulation, Conference on Securities Regulation, Houston, Texas Commissioner
John R. Evans
Dec. 3, 1979 Disclosure and the SEC, Financial Relations Executive Briefing Opinion Research Corporation, New York, New York Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Nov. 30, 1979 The National Market System: An Update, ALI/ABA Conference on Broker Dealer Regulation, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 29, 1979 The Securities Industry Entering the Eighties: An Economic Overview, The Securities Industry Association, 1979 Annual Convention, Boca Raton, Florida Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 19, 1979 Current Developments Affecting Small Business and Small and Medium-Sized Accounting Firms, Foundation for Accounting Education, New York Society of Certified Public Accountants Annual SEC Accounting Conference, New York, New York Commissioner
Philip A. Loomis, Jr.
Nov. 19, 1979 The Audit Committee and the Internal Auditor: Strengthening Corporate Accountability, "The Audit Committee Interface with the Internal Auditor", National Association of Corporate Directors and the Institute of Internal Auditors, Boca Raton, Florida Commissioner
John R. Evans
Nov. 13, 1979 The SEC and Small Business Financing, The National Association of Small Business Investment Companies, Phoenix, Arizona Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Nov. 7, 1979 Regulatory Reform -- Reality or Illusion?, The National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 7, 1979 The Need for Nexus in the Disciplining of Accountants, District of Columbia Chapter, American Society of Women Accountants Twenty-Ninth Annual Banquet, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Oct. 31, 1979 The SEC Disclosure Process in a Changing Environment, The Treasurer's Club, New York, New York Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Oct. 24, 1979 Corporate Accountability and Corporate Power, Fairless Lecture Series, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Oct. 19, 1979 Communication of Corporate Information: An Update, 10th Annual National Conference, National Investor Relations Institute, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Oct. 19, 1979 Qualitative and Differential Disclosure, Annual State-Federal Cooperative Enforcement Conference, Denver, Colorado Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Oct. 17, 1979 Qualitative and Differential Disclosure, Financial Executives Institute International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Oct. 14, 1979 Your Role in the Future of America, 46th Annual Convention of the National Securities Traders Association, Boca Raton, Florida Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Oct. 12, 1979 Critique of Current Regulatory Approaches to the Separation of Commercial and Investment Banking, Conference on Regulating the Securities Activities of Commercial Banks, Solomon Brothers Center for the Study of Financial Institutions, New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, New York, New York Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Oct. 12, 1979 The Regulatory Framework for Public Accounting, Third Annual Intermountain Accounting Seminar and 1979 Update, Utah State University and Utah Association of CPA's, Logan, Utah Commissioner
John R. Evans
Oct. 4, 1979 The Role of Inside Counsel in Corporate Accountability, 18th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago, Illinois Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Third Quarter
Sep. 25, 1979 The Vital Role of State Boards of Accountancy, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, 72nd Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida Commissioner
John R. Evans
Sep. 18, 1979 Auditors' Responsibilities and the Public Interest, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Dallas, Texas Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Sep. 14, 1979 The Tension Between the First Amendment and the Federal Securities Laws, American Friends of the Hebrew University, Greater New York Lawyers Division, New York, New York Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Sep. 12, 1979 Address, Union League Club, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Aug. 14, 1979 Implementation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Intersection of Law and Management, Section of Business, Banking and Corporation Law, American Bar Association, Dallas, Texas Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jul. 17, 1979 Regulatory Reform: Government Renewal or Rout?, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Second Quarter
Jun. 28, 1979 Current Developments in Disclosure Policy, American Society of Corporate Secretaries Annual Conference, The Greenbrier, West Virginia Commissioner
Philip A. Loomis, Jr.
Jun. 22, 1979 Tender Offers: An SEC Perspective, National Association of Corporate Directors, Briefing, New York, New York Commissioner
John R. Evans
Jun. 19, 1979 Foreign Investment in the United States, Worldwide Investment in the United States, Financial Times Limited Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jun. 15, 1979 The Trouble with Implied Remedies and Sanctions, Annual Convention of the Florida Bar, Lake Buena Vista, Florida Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Jun. 5, 1979 Corporate Governance Issues and Small Business, American Stock Exchange-Wharton School Conference on Mid-Range Companies, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
May 31, 1979 Financial Reporting in a Changing Economic Environment, FASB Conference on Financial Reporting and Changing Prices, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
May 3, 1979 The Goal of Professionalism in Investment Adviser Regulation, Investment Counsel Association of America, Inc., Arlington, Virginia Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Apr. 26, 1979 Regulatory Reform to Assist Small Business, Hennepin County Bar Association, Securities Law Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Apr. 23, 1979 The Role of Law in Society, The Legal Aid Society, Servant of Justice Award Dinner, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Apr. 23, 1979 Is the Securities Industry Ready for Regulatory Reform?, Compliance and Legal Seminar, Securities Industry Association, San Diego, California Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Apr. 20, 1979 Some New Approaches to Corporate Disclosure Policy, Dean's Forum, UCLA Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Apr. 5, 1979 The Securities and Exchange Commission's Response to the Problems of Small Business, White House Conference on Small Business, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
First Quarter
Mar. 23, 1979 Some New Approaches to Investment Company and Investment Advisor Regulation, Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, San Diego, California Commissioner
Philip A. Loomis, Jr.
Mar. 15, 1979 Communication of Corporate Information, Financial Executives Institute/National Investor Relations Institute, Chicago, Illinois Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Mar. 2, 1979 The State of the Securities and Exchange Commission -- 1979, SEC Speaks in 1979, The Practicing Law Institute, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Feb. 28, 1979 The SEC, the Accounting Profession, and Self-Regulation, Distinguished Speaker Series, Department of Accounting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Commissioner
John R. Evans
Feb. 23, 1979 Jurisdictional Concerns in Securities Law Enforcement, Federal Bar Council, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Feb. 2, 1979 Remarks, Dedication of the New Headquarters of the New York Society of Securities Analysts, Hew York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jan. 26, 1979 Emerging Issues Concerning Administrative Procedures, Securities Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association, the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, the Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section of the San Francisco Bar Association, the Corporations Committee of the Barristers Club of the San Francisco Bar Association, San Francisco, California Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Jan. 18, 1979 Corporate Accountability -- One Year Later, Sixth Annual Securities Regulation Institute, San Diego, California Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jan. 17, 1979 Disclosure Policy and the Public Interest, New York Regional Group of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, New York City, New York Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Jan. 9, 1979 The Accounting Profession: Responses to an Environment of Change, AICPA Sixth National Conference on Current SEC Developments, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams

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Modified: 10/10/2007