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Commission Speeches and Public Statements Archive: 2008
This index lists recent 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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2008 Speeches and Statements by the Chairman and Commissioners
  
    
      | Date | 
      Title | 
      Author |  
| Fourth Quarter |  
| Dec. 17, 2008 | 
Remarks Regarding Interactive Data Releases, Open Meeting, 
Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Luis A. Aguilar |  
| Dec. 17, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on XBRL/Interactive Data, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Troy A. Paredes |  
| Dec. 17, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks and Dissent Regarding Final Rule 151A:  Indexed Annuities and Certain Other Insurance Contracts, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Troy A. Paredes |  
| Dec. 11, 2008 | 
We Need a Bailout Exit Strategy 
"Op-Ed" for the Wall Street Journal | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Dec. 4, 2008 | 
Address to Joint Meeting of the Exchequer Club and Women in Housing and Finance, Washington, D.C | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Dec. 3, 2008 | 
Remarks at the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Dec. 3, 2008 | 
Rulemaking for Credit Rating Agencies, at December 3, 2008, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Dec. 3, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Troy A. Paredes |  
| Nov. 19, 2008 | 
Enhanced Disclosure for Mutual Fund Investors, November 19, 2008, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Nov. 19, 2008 | 
Statement Regarding the Adoption of the Summary Prospectus Rules, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Troy A. Paredes |  
| Nov. 18, 2008 | 
'The Future of International Standards and Cooperation In Light of the Credit Crisis', FEI 2008 Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference, New York, New York | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Nov. 17, 2008 | 
Address to Institute of International Bankers, New York, NY | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Nov. 14, 2008 | 
"Message from the Chairman" in SEC’s 2008 Performance and Accountability Report | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Nov. 13, 2008 | 
Address to the 2008 CCOutreach National Seminar, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Nov. 12, 2008 | 
'Building on Strengths in Designing the New Regulatory Structure', PLI 40th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, New York, New York | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Nov. 7, 2008 | 
The Importance of International Enforcement Cooperation in Today's Markets, SEC International Enforcement Institute, Washington, DC | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Nov. 4, 2008 | 
Reinventing a Markets Watchdog 
"Op-Ed" for the Washington Post | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Oct. 31, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the 14th Annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia | 
Commissioner 
Luis A. Aguilar |  
| Oct. 29, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks at SEC Roundtable on Mark-to-Market Accounting | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Oct. 23, 2008 | 
Remarks at “Live from the SEC 2008”, International Law Section of the American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Troy A. Paredes |  
| Oct. 18, 2008 | 
Swapping Secrecy for Transparency 
"Op-Ed" for the New York Times | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Oct. 8, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks at SEC Roundtable on Modernizing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Disclosure System, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Third Quarter |  
| Sep. 23, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the CyberSecurities Fraud Forum,  Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Troy A. Paredes |  
| Sep. 22, 2008 | 
Protecting Senior Investors in Today’s Markets, Senior Summit, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Sep. 9, 2008 | 
Remarks before the Transatlantic Corporate Governance Dialogue Conference on Corporate Governance Standards and Financial Stability, Brussels, Belgium | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Aug. 27, 2008 | 
Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards from U.S. Issuers, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner Elisse B. Walter |  
| Aug. 27, 2008 | 
Proposing a Roadmap Toward IFRS, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 30, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Guidance to Fund Boards Regarding Investment Adviser Trading of Fund Portfolio Securities and Use of Soft Dollars, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 30, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Municipal Securities Disclosure, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 30, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on the Use of Company Web Sites, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 24, 2008 | 
What the SEC Really Did on Short Selling,  "Op-Ed" for the Wall Street Journal | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 22, 2008 | 
Shareholder Rights, the 2008 Proxy Season, and the Impact of Shareholder Activism, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jul. 18, 2008 | 
Naked Short Selling Is One Problem a Slumping Market Shouldn't Have 
"Op-Ed" for the Investor’s Business Daily | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 16, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jul. 8, 2008 | 
Statement at News Conference Announcing Release of Examination Report on Credit Rating Agencies, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jul. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mid-Market Elite Series, Cleveland, Ohio | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Second Quarter |  
| Jun. 27, 2008 | 
Corporate Governance in the USA against the Background of Recent Developments, Remarks to the 7th German Corporate Governance Code Conference, Berlin, Germany (English translation) 
Speech as delivered in German | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Statement on Proposal to Increase Investor Protection by Reducing Reliance on Credit Ratings, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Equity-Indexed Annuities, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Amendments to Rule 15a-6, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Streamlining the Review of SRO Rulemaking, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 23, 2008 | 
Making Disclosure More Useful for Public Company Directors, Keynote Address to the Stanford Law School Directors' College, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 19, 2008 | 
A Brave New World For Financial Regulation — "Op-Ed" for the Wall Street Journal | 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 16, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Irish Banking Federation, Dublin, Ireland | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jun. 16, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Global Financial Services Centres Conference, Dublin, Ireland | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jun. 12, 2008 | 
Disclosure from the User's Perspective, Address to the CFA Institute Conference on Next Generation Asset Management, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 11, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting to Consider Proposed Rules under the Rating Agency Act, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jun. 11, 2008 | 
Statement at Open Meeting on Rules for Credit Rating Agencies, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jun. 10, 2008 | 
Opening Address to International Roundtable on Interactive Data, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| May 29, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the 35th General Assembly of the Geneva Association, Bermuda | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| May 28, 2008 | 
'International Financial Reporting Standards: The Promise of Transparency and Comparability for the Benefit of Investors Around the Globe', Address to the Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, Paris, France | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| May 28, 2008 | 
Remarks at the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy
Subcommittee Meeting on the Future of Responsible Subprime Lending, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| May 21, 2008 | 
Opening Statement at Open Meeting on Requiring Mutual Funds to Provide Investor Information Using Interactive Data | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| May 16, 2008 | 
Remarks Before FINRA’s Market Regulation Annual Staff Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| May 14, 2008 | 
Opening Statement — Open Meeting on the Use of Technology to Improve Financial Reporting | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| May 7, 2008 | 
Address to the Security Traders 12th Annual Washington Conference, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| May 7, 2008 | 
Videotaped Remarks at the 17th XBRL International Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| May 7, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Security Traders Association, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| May 2, 2008 | 
Northeastern University Commencement Address, Boston, Massachusetts | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Apr. 30, 2008 | 
Keynote Address to the Investment Company Institute 4th Annual Mutual Fund Leadership Dinner, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Apr. 23, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks at Joint Regulatory Anti-Money Laundering Training, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Apr. 18, 2008 | 
Remarks before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Apr. 17, 2008 | 
Improving Financial Markets, Remarks to the Vanderbilt University Financial Markets Research Center, Conference on Securitization, Nashville, Tennessee | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Apr. 14, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the American Chamber of Commerce, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Apr. 11, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Investment Advisers Association, New Orleans, Washington, DC | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Apr. 3, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Twentieth Annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Apr. 3, 2008 | 
An Agenda for Europe and the United States, Sixth Annual Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century, Armonk, New York | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Apr. 1, 2008 | 
Chairman's Address to the North American Securities Administrators Association 2008 Public Policy Conference, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Apr. 1, 2008 | 
Remarks Before SIFMA’s 40th Annual Seminar, Orlando, Florida | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| First Quarter |  
| Mar. 27, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the First Annual Southeast Securities Enforcement Conference, Atlanta, Georgia | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Mar. 17, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Investment Company Institute's
2008 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, Phoenix, Arizona | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Mar. 11, 2008 | 
Furthering the German-American Relationship:  Our Mutual Interest in Maintaining Strong and Vibrant Global Capital Markets, Remarks to AmCham Germany, Berlin, Germany (English translation) 
Speech as delivered in German | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Mar. 6, 2008 | 
Remarks before the Conference on SEC Regulation Outside the United States, London, England | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Mar. 3, 2008 | 
Remarks to the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Feb. 22, 2008 | 
Remarks to the 28th Annual Northwest Securities Institute, Seattle, Washington | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Feb. 21, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the ALI-ABA Conference on "Corporate Governance: The Changing Environment", Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Feb. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks Before SEC Speaks, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Kathleen L. Casey |  
| Feb. 8, 2008 | 
"The 75th Anniversary of the Securities Act": Remarks to the Association of Securities and Exchange Alumni 16th Annual Dinner, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Feb. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks to the 'SEC Speaks in 2008' Program of the Practising Law Institute, Washington, D.C. | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Feb. 8, 2008 | 
"The SEC Agenda for 2008": Remarks to the 'SEC Speaks in 2008' Program of the Practising Law Institute, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Feb. 1, 2008 | 
Remarks on Acceptance of the Atlantic Leadership Award from the European-American Business Council, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
| Jan. 25, 2008 | 
Stoneridge and the Rule of Law — "Op-Ed" for the Wall Street Journal | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jan. 18, 2008 | 
Remarks at the Federalist Society Lawyers' Chapter of Dallas, Texas, Dallas, Texas | 
Commissioner 
Paul S. Atkins |  
| Jan. 10, 2008 | 
"International Business — An SEC Perspective" Address to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' International Issues Conference, Washington, D.C. | 
Chairman 
Christopher Cox |  
  
 
2008 Speeches and Statements by Commission Staff
  
    
      | Date | 
      Title | 
      Author | 
     
| Fourth Quarter |  
| Dec. 17, 2008 | 
Opening Statement Regarding Interactive Data for Mutual Fund Risk/Return Summary, Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Dec. 17, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting — Interactive Data, Washington, D.C. | 
Mark W. Green, Senior Special Counsel (Regulatory Policy), Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Dec. 16, 2008 | 
The Role That Surveillance Might Play in the Risk-Based Oversight of Mutual Funds, 2008 Securities Law Developments Conference, Investment Company Institute, Washington, D.C. | 
Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations |  
| Dec. 15, 2008 | 
Statement at News Conference Announcing Siemens AG Settlement, Washington, D.C. | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Dec. 15, 2008 | 
2008:  Important Accomplishments, Meaningful Lessons and Getting Back to Basics, ICI 2008 Securities Law Developments Conference, Washington, D.C. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Dec. 10, 2008 | 
Slide Presentation (PDF): Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Craig Olinger, Deputy Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Dec. 9, 2008 | 
Slide Presentation (PDF): Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Wayne Carnall, Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Adam Brown, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Muneera Carr, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Jeff Ellis, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Robert G. Fox III, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Conrad W. Hewitt, Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
James L. Kroeker, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Mark Mahar, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Robert B. Malhotra, Professional Accounting Fellow |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Liza McAndrew Moberg, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 8, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, Washington, D.C. | 
Marc Panucci, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant |  
| Dec. 3, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting: Final Rules and Proposed Rules Implementing the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, Washington, D.C. | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Nov. 21, 2008 | 
Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater,
Keynote Address at the ABA Section of Business Law Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Nov. 17, 2008 | 
Slide Presentation (PDF): SEC Staff Review of Common Financial Reporting Issues Facing Smaller Issuers, PCAOB Forums on Auditing in the Small Business Environment | 
Wayne Carnall, Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Nov. 14, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the ALI-ABA (American Law Institute/American Bar Association) Conference on Life Insurance Company Products, Washington, D.C. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Nov. 6, 2008 | 
True to Our Mission:  Why We Need the SEC, 
Remarks at the Ninth Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Corporate, Securities and Financial Law Lecture, New York, New York | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Oct. 30, 2008 | 
"Incentivizing Good Compliance", 2008 Willamette Securities Regulation Conference, Willamette University College of Law, Portland, Oregon | 
Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations |  
| Oct. 29, 2008 | 
Keynote Address at the National Regulatory Services
Twenty-third Annual Fall Compliance Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Oct. 21, 2008 | 
Compliance Through Crisis: Focus Areas for SEC Examiners and Compliance Professionals, National Society of Compliance Professionals, National Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 
Lori Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations |  
| Oct. 21, 2008 | 
Executive Compensation Disclosure: Observations on Year Two and a Look Forward to the Changing Landscape for 2009, The 3rd Annual Proxy Disclosure Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana | 
John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Oct. 15, 2008 | 
Remarks at the XBRL International Conference, Washington, D.C. 
See also: PowerPoint presentation | 
William Lutz, Director, 21st Century Disclosure Initiative |  
| Third Quarter |  
| Sep. 17, 2008 | 
Remarks to the 2008 Bond Attorney’s Workshop of the National Association of Bond Lawyers, Chicago, Illinois | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Sep. 9, 2008 | 
"Why Does Fraud Occur and What Can Deter or Prevent it?", Southwest Securities Enforcement Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas | 
Lori Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations |  
| Aug. 27, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Christina Chalk, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Aug. 27, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Conrad Hewitt, Chief Accountant, Office of Chief Accountant; John White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance; and Paul Dudek, Chief, Office of International Corporation Finance |  
| Aug. 27, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Elliot B. Staffin, 
Special Counsel, 
Office of International Corporation Finance, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Aug. 27, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Felicia H. Kung, 
Senior Special Counsel, 
Office of International Corporation Finance, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Aug. 11, 2008 | 
Corporation Finance in 2008 — A Year of Progress, American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, New York, New York | 
John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Aug. 7, 2008 | 
Statement at News Conference Announcing Citigroup Preliminary Settlement, Washington, D.C.
 
See also: Press Release No. 2008-168
 | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Jul. 30, 2008 | 
Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites:
Opening Remarks at the SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Kim McManus, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Second Quarter |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Division Statement before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Steven Hearne, Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance
 |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Proposed Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15a-6 — Conditional Exemption of Certain Foreign Brokers or Dealers, Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Proposed Amendments Relating to References to Ratings of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Jun. 25, 2008 | 
Amendment to Rules Relating to Organization and Program Management Concerning Proposed Rule Changes Filed by Self-Regulatory Organizations, Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Jun. 19, 2008 | 
Investors' Choice in the Regulation of Global Capital Markets?, 2008 International Corporate Governance Network Annual Conference, Seoul, Korea | 
Ethiopis Tafara, Director, Office of International Affairs |  
| Jun. 11, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Jun. 5, 2008 | 
IFRS and U.S. Companies: A Look Ahead, Financial Executives International 
Global Financial Reporting Convergence Conference, New York, New York | 
John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Jun. 4, 2008 | 
Keynote Address Before SIFMA's Institutional Brokerage Conference, New York, New York | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Jun. 4, 2008 | 
It's Always Something, Compliance Week Conference, Washington, D.C. | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Jun. 2, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the NAVA Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Conference, Washington, D.C. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| May 29, 2008 | 
IFRS and U.S. Companies, SEC and Financial Reporting Institute 27th Annual Conference, Pasadena, California | 
Conrad Hewitt, Chief Accountant |  
| May 19, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Regulatory Symposium on Insider Trading, New York, New York | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| May 14, 2008 | 
Division Statement before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
James Lopez, Legal Branch Chief, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| May 12, 2008 | 
Keeping up with the Smartest Guys in the Room: Raising the Bar for Corporate Boards, Los Angeles, California | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| May 9, 2008 | 
Luncheon Address at the SIFMA Market Structure Conference 2008:  Maximizing Liquidity in the U.S. Equity Markets, New York, New York | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| May 2, 2008 | 
Remarks before the 2008 Options Industry Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Apr. 30, 2008 | 
Foreign Issuers & the U.S. Securities Laws 2008: Strategies for the Changing Regulatory Environment, New York, New York | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Apr. 24, 2008 | 
Keynote Address at the Practicing Law Institute, 
Investment Management Institute 2008, New York, N.Y. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Apr. 12, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the ABA Section of Business Law Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Dallas, Texas | 
Brian G. Cartwright, General Counsel |  
| Apr. 10, 2008 | 
The Vigor of the S.E.C. — Letter to the Editor of the New York Times | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| First Quarter |  
| Mar. 28, 2008 | 
The Role of the States (Foreign and Domestic), Distinguished Scholar Address — Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware | 
Brian G. Cartwright, General Counsel |  
| Mar. 27, 2008 | 
Remarks Before the Minority Corporate Counsel 2008 CLE Expo, Chicago, Illinois | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Mar. 26, 2008 | 
Regulatory Keynote Address — Outlook From the SEC, Second Annual Capital Markets Summit, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Mar. 21, 2008 | 
Remarks before the IA Week and the Investment Adviser Association 10th Annual IA Compliance Best Practices Summit 2008, Washington, D.C. | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Mar. 20, 2008 | 
Focus Areas in SEC Examinations of Investment Advisers: the Top 10, Remarks before the IA Compliance Best Practices Summit 2008, Washington, DC | 
Lori Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations |  
| Mar. 10, 2008 | 
Keynote Address at the 9th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, London, England | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Feb. 20, 2008 | 
The New Frontier and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, ASIC Summer School 2008, Melbourne, Australia | 
Ethiopis Tafara, Director, Office of International Affairs |  
| Feb. 19, 2008 | 
U.S. Experience of Insider Trading Enforcement , Remarks Before the Australian Securities and Investments Commission 2008 Summer School, Melbourne, Australia | 
Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director, Division of Enforcement |  
| Feb. 13, 2008 | 
Opening Remarks before the Commission Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. | 
Elliot B. Staffin, Special Counsel, and Felicia H. Kung, Senior Special Counsel, Office of International Corporation Finance, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Feb. 1, 2008 | 
Keynote Speech at the SIFMA 2008 Dark Pools Symposium, New York, NY | 
Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Trading and Markets |  
| Jan. 23, 2008 | 
Corporation Finance in 2008 — A Focus on Financial Reporting, 35th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, San Diego, California | 
John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance |  
| Jan. 17, 2008 | 
Frequently-Asked Questions About SEC Examinations, SIFMA Compliance and Legal Division January General Luncheon Meeting, New York, N.Y. | 
Lori Richards, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations |  
| Jan. 15, 2008 | 
Address at the Mutual Fund Directors Forum Second Annual Directors' Institute, Fort Myers, Florida | 
Andrew J. Donohue, Director, Division of Investment Management |  
| Jan. 14, 2008 | 
Corporation Finance in 2008 – International Initiatives, London, England | 
John W. White, Director, Division of Corporation Finance |  
  
 
  
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