Mary Jo White News
SEC Relying on Firms Strengthening Internal Compliance Programs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is calling on corporate executives and boards to strengthen internal compliance programs as funding constraints limit the agency's reach, SEC Chairman Mary ...
SEC Chair White Vows Big Fines to Punish Wrongdoers
The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission warned that her agency will aggressively use its powers to fine wrongdoers and is seeking other creative ways to hold companies and individuals ...
Nasdaq Shutdown Forces SEC’s White Into Fight With Market Perils
A three-hour shutdown of the Nasdaq Stock Market marks the first test of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White's ability to push through stronger technology safeguards for ...
SEC Commish Urges Selective Use Of New Settlement Policy For ‘Bad Actors’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should focus its new policy of seeking admissions of wrongdoing on cases such as those involving bad actors who have a high risk of being repeat offenders, ...
SEC Settlement Policy May Pressure Other Agencies To Toughen Up
The decision by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to seek admissions of wrongdoing in select enforcement cases is expected to put pressure on other federal financial regulators to get ...