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. 11, 1981 The S.E.C. and Shareholder Proposals: Simplification in Regulation Bevis Longstreth Speech
Dec. 4, 1981 Reliance on Advice of Counsel as a Defense to Securities Law Violations Bevis Longstreth Speech
Dec. 2, 1981 The SEC and the Securities Industry John S. R. Shad Speech
Nov. 16, 1981 Remarks to the 1981 SEC Accounting Conference, Foundation for Accounting Education, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants John M. Fedders Speech
Oct. 29, 1981 Extraterritorial Application of the United States Securities Laws: The Need for a Balanced Policy Barbara S. Thomas Speech
Oct. 21, 1981 Glass-Steagall: The Maginot Approach to Regulation Bevis Longstreth Speech
Oct. 16, 1981 Deregulation: A Sensitive Undertaking Requiring Adequate Resources John R. Evans Speech
Oct. 12, 1981 A New Milestone John R. Evans Speech
Oct. 12, 1981 Address to the 64th Annual Conference of the North American Securities Administrators Association John M. Fedders Speech
Oct. 11, 1981 The Future Is For Those Who Are Prepared John R. Evans Speech
Oct. 8, 1981 Remarks to the Fall Meeting of the Association of General Counsel John M. Fedders Speech
Aug. 10, 1981 Investment Policy Challenges to Directors of Non-Profit Organizations Bevis Longstreth Speech
Aug. 7, 1981 Remarks Before the Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association John S. R. Shad Speech
Jul. 7, 1981 Risk Taking and Capital Formation Barbara S. Thomas Speech
Jun. 19, 1981 Regulating the Deregulators Barbara S. Thomas Speech
Jun. 12, 1981 A New Regulatory Approach to Venture Capital Stephen J. Friedman Speech
Jun. 8, 1981 The Options Markets Come of Age: Their Past, Present and Future Barbara S. Thomas Speech
May. 29, 1981 Overregulation and Deregulation -- The Role of Lawyers and the Private Bar Stephen J. Friedman Speech
May. 16, 1981 The Worthy Lawyer Stephen J. Friedman Speech
May. 14, 1981 Perspectives of a New Commissioner Barbara S. Thomas Speech
May. 7, 1981 An Experiment in Deregulation Stephen J. Friedman Speech
May. 5, 1981 The Illusion of Intrastate Banking Stephen J. Friedman Speech
Apr. 28, 1981 Responsible Deregulation Barbara S. Thomas Speech
Apr. 27, 1981 Blue Skies and New Horizons of Cooperation John R. Evans Speech
Apr. 24, 1981 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: The Chapee Amendments Stephen J. Friedman Speech