Mary Schapiro
Mary Schapiro
Mary L. Schapiroserved as the 29th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She was appointed by President Barack Obama, unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and assumed the Chairship on January 27, 2009. She is the first woman to be the permanent Chair of the SEC. In 2009, Forbes ranked her the 56th most powerful woman in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth19 June 1955
CountryUnited States of America
ability executive rating
We have new rules that give shareholders the ability to vote on executive compensation. We have new rules for asset-backed securities. We have new rules around credit rating agencies.
clearly detail duty entertainment interfere lays
There is a lot more detail now around our expectations. This lays out clearly that entertainment should not interfere with duty to the customer.
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There are no absolutes in this world, and there will always be mistakes that are made within brokerage firms; there will always be people who set out to deceive the regulators and even deceive their own senior management.
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When the SEC needs to be deterring corporate wrongdoing, the 'penalty pilot' program sends the wrong message.
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It has been an incredibly rewarding experience to work with so many dedicated SEC staff who strive every day to protect investors and ensure our markets operate with integrity.