Speeches and statements (including testimony and video transcripts) given by the Chair, Commissioners, and SEC staff. To view these prior to 2012, refer to the archive pages:

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Speeches and Statements Table

Speaker
Date: Title: Comment on the Financial Accounting Foundation Draft Strategic Plan Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement” Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Speaker: Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Departure of Commissioner Allison Herren Lee Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Amendments to Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Adoption of Amendments to the Rules Governing Proxy Voting Advice Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Improving the Shareholder Proposal Process: Statement on Proposed Amendments to Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Allison Herren Lee, Former Commissioner
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Protecting the Independence of the Proxy Voting Process: Statement on Amendments Governing Proxy Voting Advice Speaker: Allison Herren Lee, Former Commissioner
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Adoption of Amendments to Proxy Rules Governing Proxy Voting Advice & Proposal of Amendments to Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: U-Turn: Comments on Proxy Voting Advice Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Exclusion Preclusion: Statement on the Shareholder Proposals Proposal Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Amendments for Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 Speaker: Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Final Rule Amendments on Proxy Voting Advice Speaker: Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Decision in Jury Trial of Dean McDermott and McDermott Investment Advisors Speaker:

Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement

Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Single-Stock Levered and/or Inverse ETFs Speaker: Lori J. Schock, Director, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Single-Stock ETFs Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on the Order Granting Temporary Conditional Exemptive Relief from Certain Requirements of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Decision in Jury Trial of Bradley C. Davis Speaker:

Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement

Type:Statement
Date: Title: Chief Compliance Officer Liability: Statement on In the Matter of Hamilton Investment Counsel LLC and Jeffrey Kirkpatrick Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Decision in Bench Trial of Mark Heckele Speaker: Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement
Type:Statement
Date: Title: When Voluntary Means Mandatory and Forever: Statement on In the Matter of Ernst & Young LLP Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Final Rule Amendments to Electronic Filing Requirements Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: A Caution on the Limits of Authority: Statement Regarding In the Matter of The Brink’s Company Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Rip Current Rulemakings: Statement on the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jaime Lizárraga and Mark Uyeda Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Acting as Investment Advisers Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Request for Comment on Certain Information Providers Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: The Critical Importance of the General Standard of Auditor Independence and an Ethical Culture for the Accounting Profession Speaker: Paul Munter, Acting Chief Accountant
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Final Rule Amendments to Electronic Filing Requirements Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Rule Requiring Enhanced Disclosure by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies on ESG Investment Practices Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: A Rose By Any Other Name: Statement on Proposed Amendments to the Names Rule Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Investment Company Names Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: What’s in a Name? Aligning Fund Names with Investor Expectations Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Type:Statement
Date: Title: It’s Not Easy Being Green[1] : Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Sustainable Investing Speaker: Commissioner Allison Herren Lee
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on ESG Disclosures Proposal Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Updates to Names Rule Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Jury’s Verdict in Trial of Edward S. Walczak Speaker: Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement Regarding SPAC Matter Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Jury’s Verdict in Trial of Tytus W. Harkins Speaker: Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement in the Matter of David Hansen Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Registration of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Rules Relating to Security-Based Swap Execution and Registration and Regulation of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Proposed Rules Relating to Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Commission Statement Relating to Certain Administrative Adjudications Speaker:

The Commission

Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on In the Matter of Lloyd D. Reed Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Jury’s Verdict in Trial of Henry Sargent Speaker: Gurbir S. Grewal, Director, Division of Enforcement
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Response to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on Proposal on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Shell Companies, and Projections Speaker: Chair Gary Gensler
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Damning and Deeming: Dissenting Statement on Shell Companies, Projections, and SPACs Proposal Speaker: Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
Type:Statement
Date: Title: Statement on the SPACs Proposal Speaker: Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw
Type:Statement