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Commission Speeches and Public Statements Archive: 1980

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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1980 Speeches by the Chairman and Commissioners

Date Title Author
Fourth Quarter
Dec. 17, 1980 Pension Funds and Social Responsibility, The Exchequer Club, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Dec. 12, 1980 How Much Can We Expect from Independent Directors?, American Law Institute - American Bar Association, Conference on Investment Company Regulation, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Dec. 5, 1980 The Conservative Regulator as Adventurer, American Law Institute - American Bar Association, Course of Study on Broker-Dealer Regulation, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Dec. 4, 1980 The Securities Industry in the Years Ahead, The Securities Industry Association 1980 Annual Convention, Boca Raton, Florida Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 24, 1980 The SEC and the Internal Auditor, The Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors, Boca Raton, Florida Commissioner
Philip A. Loomis, Jr.
Nov. 21, 1980 The Economy and the Future -- The Tyranny of the Short-Run, The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 20, 1980 If Not We, Then Who?, Anti-Defamation League, San Francisco, California Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 15, 1980 Financial Regulators and Financial Markets: The Tortoise and the Hare, Public Securities Association, Puerto Rico Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Nov. 13, 1980 Do Regulations Reinforce Ethical Postures?, Hebrew Union College, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Nov. 13, 1980 Investment Management and the Glass-Steagall Act -- The Emperor's New Clothes, Association of Bank Holding Companies, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Nov. 11, 1980 Corporate Accountability: A Participatory Process, "Corporate Governance Issues and the Corporate Secretary", National Association of Corporate Directors, Sandpiper Bay, Port St. Lucie, Florida Commissioner
John R. Evans
Nov. 3, 1980 Accounting and Financial Reporting -- The Challenges of the 1980s, Foundation for Accounting Education, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, The 1980 SEC Conference, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Oct. 31, 1980 Perpetuating Private Enterprise: The Relevance of the American Experience, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, England Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Oct. 24, 1980 Do We Measure Up?, Thirteenth Annual Rocky Mountain State-Federal Securities Conference, Denver, Colorado Commissioner
John R. Evans
Oct. 17, 1980 Transition to the 1980's -- Political and Economic Evolution, Eleventh Congress, European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, The Hague, Netherlands Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Oct. 5, 1980 The National Market System: An Update, 47th Annual Convention of the National Security Traders Association, Boca Raton, Florida Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Oct. 3, 1980 The Foreign Challenge, The Housing and Development Reporter of the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. and the Institute for Professional & Executive Development, Inc., Los Angeles, California Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Third Quarter
Sep. 26, 1980 Exploring the Limits of Corporate Accountability, New York Regional Group, American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Sep. 16, 1980 Adequate Information: Prerequisite to an Effective Board, "Aids to the Effective Director: Issues and Perspectives," Financial Executive Research Foundation/American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Sep. 16, 1980 Regulation and Expansion of Options Markets, The 'New' Stock Options Market Conference, Business Week and Securities Week, New York, New York Commissioner
John R. Evans
Sep. 9, 1980 Public Capital for Mortgage Credit - Gift Horse or Trojan Horse?, Mortgage Banker Association of America, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Sep. 8, 1980 Capital Formation, the Market Economy and the SEC, National Association of Manufacturers, Government Regulation and Competition Committee, Irvington, Virginia Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Aug. 8, 1980 Free Enterprise in a Free Society, Corporate Governance in the 80's, Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration, Rice University and the Forum Club of Houston, Houston, Texas Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Aug. 8, 1980 Corporate Accountability -- A Look at Strategy, Corporate Governance in the 80's, Rice University, Houston, Texas Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Aug. 5, 1980 Professionalism and the Corporate Bar, American Bar Association, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, Annual Meeting Program, Honolulu, Hawaii Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Second Quarter
Jun. 10, 1980 Policy-Making and Enforcement at the SEC, Securities Law Committee, Federal Bar Association, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
Jun. 5, 1980 Inflation and the Recapitalization of America, Calvin Bullock Forum, New York City, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jun. 3, 1980 Revolutionary Change in the Financial Markets, Options Seminar, Securities Industry Association, New York, New York Commissioner
Stephen J. Friedman
May 15, 1980 Investor Protection and the Securities Bar, Securities Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois Commissioner
John R. Evans
May 14, 1980 Some Further Challenges to Mutual Funds, Investment Company Institute, General Membership Meeting, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Apr. 23, 1980 The First Thousand Days -- And Beyond, Accounting Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Apr. 22, 1980 Political Physics - Accountability Vacuums and Social Dynamics, Calhoun Memorial Lecture, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Chairman
Harold M. Williams
First Quarter
Mar. 27-29, 1980 National Conference on Corporate Governance and Accountability in the 1980's, Williamsburg, Virginia Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Mar. 27, 1980 Deregulation has its Price, 1980 Mutual Funds & Investment Management Conference, Phoenix, Arizona Commissioner
John R. Evans
Mar. 17, 1980 The Challenges of the New Decade, Providence Journal/Brown University Public Affairs Conference, Providence, Rhode Island Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Mar. 13, 1980 The Role of the SEC in Overseeing the Accounting Profession, Nuffield College, Oxford, England Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Mar. 7, 1980 The State of the Securities and Exchange Commission -- 1980, The SEC Speaks in 1980, The Practicing Law Institute, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Mar. 6, 1980 Remarks to the Board of Directors, New York Stock Exchange, New York, New York Commissioner
John R. Evans
Feb. 14, 1980 An Inside View of the SEC Regulatory Process, Business and the Securities Laws Seminar, Continuing Legal Education, Utah Bar Association, Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Commissioner
John R. Evans
Feb. 1, 1980 Free Enterprise in a Free Society, Corporate Issues of the 80's, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jan. 24, 1980 Freedom, Free Enterprise and the Accountability Process, Annual Meeting, New York State Bar Association, Banking, Corporation and Business Law Section, New York, New York Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jan. 17, 1980 Tenders Offers and the Corporate Director, Seventh Annual Securities Regulation Institute, San Diego, California Chairman
Harold M. Williams
Jan. 9, 1980 The Quest For Accountability, Middle Atlantic Regional Group of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Washington, D.C. Commissioner
Roberta S. Karmel
Jan. 3, 1980 The 1980s: The Future of the Accounting Profession, AICPA Seventh National Conference on Current SEC Developments, Washington, D.C. Chairman
Harold M. Williams

1980 Speeches and Statements by Commission Staff

Date Title Author
Sep. 16, 1980 Reporting Developments at the SEC and Their Impact on Annual Reports, Seminar on the Annual Report, Financial Times of London, London, England Clarence Sampson, Chief Accountant

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Modified: 10/10/2007