Speeches and Statements Archive

Speeches and statements (including testimony and video transcripts) given by the Chair, Commissioners, and SEC staff prior to 2012.

Date Title Speaker Type
Dec. 12, 1940 Opening Statement Robert E. Healy Speech
Oct. 22, 1940 Statement Jerome N. Frank Speech
Oct. 18, 1940 The Sin of Perfectionism Jerome N. Frank Speech
Oct. 14, 1940 Section 11 of the Holding Company Act: Some Legal and Administrative Problems Joseph L. Weiner Speech
Oct. 8, 1940 The Joint Responsibility of the Federal and State Commissions in the Prevention of Securities Fraud Robert E. Kline, Jr. Speech
Sep. 20, 1940 Address Sumner T. Pike Speech
Sep. 16, 1940 The Government’s Responsibility for the Regulation of Accounting Reports William W. Werntz Speech
Sep. 10, 1940 Section 11 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act Robert E. Healy Speech
Aug. 29, 1940 SEC Respects State Jurisdiction: A critical analysis of a recent suggestion that the SEC is seeking to undermine regulatory authority of the states over local utility securities Jerome N. Frank Speech
Jun. 13, 1940 Accounting Requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission William W. Werntz Speech
Jun. 7, 1940 Independence and Cooperation William W. Werntz Speech
Jun. 6, 1940 Integration And Utility Investors Jerome N. Frank Speech
May. 2, 1940 Wanted: A New Banking System for Small Business Peter R. Nehemkis, Jr. Speech
Apr. 25, 1940 Regional Financing Jerome N. Frank Speech
Apr. 8, 1940 In Time of War Prepare for Peace Jerome N. Frank Speech
Apr. 2, 1940 Statement Robert E. Healy Speech
Mar. 28, 1940 Paper Lawrence S. Lesser Speech
Mar. 27, 1940 Fairness and Feasibility Jerome N. Frank Speech
Mar. 20, 1940 Address M. Quinn Shaughnessy Speech
Feb. 12, 1940 Statement Leon Henderson Speech
Jan. 25, 1940 Corporation Management and the SEC Jerome N. Frank Speech