Public Statements
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. To view Public Statements prior to 2012, view the Public Statements Archive.
Date: Jan. 31, 2017
Title: Reconsideration of Conflict Minerals Rule Implementation
Speaker
Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Jan. 5, 2017
Title: A U.S. Imperative: High-Quality, Globally Accepted Accounting Standards
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Dec. 14, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: PCAOB Proposed Budget and Accounting Support Fee for 2017
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Dec. 14, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: PCAOB Proposed Budget and Accounting Support Fee for 2017
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Date: Dec. 14, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: PCAOB Proposed Budget and Accounting Support Fee for 2017
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Nov. 29, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Nov. 17, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Nov. 17, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Nov. 17, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Nov. 16, 2016
Title: Statement on the Work of the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Hedge Fund Working Group
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Nov. 15, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Order Approving the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Plan
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Nov. 15, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Order Approving the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Plan
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Nov. 15, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Order Approving the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Plan
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Nov. 14, 2016
Title: Statement on Jury’s Verdict in Insider Trading Case Against Pharmaceutical Executive and Friend
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney
Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Nov. 14, 2016
Title: Statement at Financial Technology Forum
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Oct. 27, 2016
Title: Remarks at the PCAOB Investor Advisory Group Meeting
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 26, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 26, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Universal Proxy System
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Oct. 26, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Exemptions to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Oct. 26, 2016
Title: Dissenting Statement at Open Meeting: Universal Proxy System
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Oct. 26, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Oct. 13, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 13, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Oct. 13, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Adoption of Investment Company Reporting Modernization
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Oct. 13, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Oct. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Sept. 28, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Covered Clearing Agencies and Shortening the Settlement Cycle
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Sept. 28, 2016
Title: Statement on the Proposed Rule Amendment to Shorten the Transaction Settlement Cycle
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Sept. 28, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting: Shortening the Settlement Cycle
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Sept. 28, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Sept. 28, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Sept. 15, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Sept. 14, 2016
Title: Statement on Jury’s Verdict in Trial of the City of Miami and Michael Boudreaux
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney
Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Aug. 11, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Aug. 8, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Aug. 2, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Aug. 2, 2016
Title: Remarks at the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 19, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks before the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: July 14, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Investor Advisory Committee
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: July 14, 2016
Title: Statement at Meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 13, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: July 13, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 13, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Disclosure of Order Handling Information
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 13, 2016
Title: Statement at Open Meeting on Disclosure Update and Simplification
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 13, 2016
Title: Statement on Adoption of Rule on Reporting and Dissemination of Security-Based Swap Information
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: July 13, 2016
Title: Statement on Amendments to Disclosure of Order Handling Information
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: July 13, 2016
Title: Statement on the Disclosure Update and Simplification Proposing Release
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: July 8, 2016
Title: Statement Regarding the Delay in Proposing to Shorten the Trade Settlement Cycle
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 1, 2016
Title: Statement on Passing of Former SEC Commissioner Irving M. Pollack
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: June 24, 2016
Title: Statement from Chair Mary Jo White on U.S. Equity Markets
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: June 13, 2016
Title: Mary Jo White Statement on FINRA's Appointment of Robert Cook as CEO
Speaker
Date: June 7, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Investor Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Date: June 7, 2016
Title: Remarks at the Meeting of the SEC Investor Advisory Committee
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: May 19, 2016
Speaker
Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: May 18, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks before the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
Speaker
Date: May 18, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks before the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: May 18, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks before the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: April 29, 2016
Title: SEC Enforcement Director Statement on Jury Finding That CEO Defrauded Investors
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney
Director, SEC Division of Enforcement
Date: April 27, 2016
Title: Statement at an Open Meeting on a Notice of the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Plan
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: April 27, 2016
Title: Statement at an Open Meeting on a Notice of the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Plan
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: April 27, 2016
Title: Statement at an Open Meeting on a Notice of the Consolidated Audit Trail National Market System Plan
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: April 26, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: April 26, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: April 26, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: April 19, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks at the Compliance Outreach Program for Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: April 18, 2016
Speaker
Date: April 13, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: April 13, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: April 13, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: April 13, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: April 13, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: April 8, 2016
Title: Remarks at the International Institute for Securities Market Growth and Development
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: March 14, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: March 14, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: March 14, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Feb. 29, 2016
Title: Statement on Jury’s Verdict in Trial of Daryl Payton and Benjamin Durant
Speaker
Date: Feb. 25, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Feb. 25, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Feb. 10, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Feb. 10, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Feb. 10, 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Feb. 2, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Feb. 2, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Jan. 21, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Investor Advisory Committee
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Jan. 21, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks to the Investor Advisory Committee
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Dec. 22, 2015
Title: Modernizing the Commission's Regulatory Structure for Transfer Agents
Speaker
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission*
Date: Dec. 21, 2015
Title: Commissioner Aguilar: Looking Back at The SEC’s Transformation (and a few other things)
Speaker
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [*]
Date: Dec. 18, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Dec. 16, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar
United States Securities and Exchange Commission[1]
Date: Dec. 11, 2015
Title: Statement on Proposed Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Dec. 11, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Dec. 11, 2015
Title: Dissenting Statement at Open Meeting on Resource Extraction
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Dec. 11, 2015
Speaker
Date: Dec. 11, 2015
Title: Statement at Open Meeting regarding Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers
Speaker
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar
Date: Dec. 11, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar
Date: Dec. 8, 2015
Title: Statement Regarding Repeal of Indemnification Requirement
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Nov. 30, 2015
Title: Commissioner Aguilar's (Hopefully) Helpful Tips for New SEC Commissioners
Speaker