"Few things undermine trust in the markets more than insiders abusing their positions for personal advantage, such as by trading using material nonpublic information"
"As we work to advance this agenda, we greatly benefit from public input regarding the economics and the policies themselves"
"It’s because we oversee the U.S. securities markets and have a real role to ensure they remain the most efficient, competitive, and resilient in the ...
"Regulation D, first adopted in the early 1980s, has become one of the most important exemptions for companies looking to raise capital outside of registration. ...
"The accredited investor definition is always a source of lively discussion. I hope that one aspect of today’s discussion will be how we can bring ...
"Increasing access to certain investments should not come at the expense of decreasing the basic investment protections that should be available to all investors"
"A conflicted transaction entails directly shorting the ABS, entering into a credit default swap that references the underlying assets, or something economically equivalent to either ...
"Our pattern of proposing unrealistic rules with numerous questions, only to substantively revise the rule text after the comment period closes inhibits our ability to ...
"If market participants are seeking to comply with the rule and find that there are circumstances that call for an exemption, guidance, or other relief, ...
"The final rule we adopt today will contribute to the healthy functioning of ABS markets by reducing the ability of securitization participants to exploit their ...