Aug 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Committee Study Shows Weakness in the Competitiveness of US Primary Markets U.S. capital market competitiveness showed continued historical weakness through the second quarter of 2014, although some limited signs of improvement over the previous year did develop....
Jul 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation today released data on the total public financial penalties imposed on financial institutions in the United States through the second quarter of 2014. Public financial penalties include public class action settlements that...
Jul 7, 2014 | Capital Markets, Letter
Today Professor Hal S. Scott submitted a letter to Senators Mark Warner and Mike Johanns, Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. In that...
Jun 24, 2014 | Capital Markets, Statement
Today the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation issued a statement and recommendations regarding the issue of unelected directors. The study examines the corporate governance question – what happens to corporate directors when they fail to receive a majority of...
Jun 18, 2014 | Capital Markets, Congressional Testimony
CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 18, 2014 Prof. Hal S. Scott provided testimony today on high frequency trading before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Scott is the Nomura Professor and...
