CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 22, 2009—The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, an independent and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to improving the regulation and enhancing the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets, said today that its Q1 2009 update presents evidence of continued decline in the competitiveness of U.S. public equity markets. The Committee’s analysis of competitiveness continues […]

“Although the current financial crisis has distorted some traditional measures, there is little question that the competitive position of U.S. capital markets continues to deteriorate.”

The Committee has completed a survey regarding the explosive growth in the use by foreign issuers of the private Rule 144A equity market in the Unites States.