Everyone knows the type: the banker, money manager, or day trader who cannot put the phone down. Even adrift in the choppy waters at the beach, they are more interested in waves of short-selling than the real (scary) waves right in front of them. Adding to the turmoil, recent, misguided policies and mission creep at the…
On July 12, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled, “Protecting Investor Interests: Examining Environmental and Social Policy in Financial Regulation.” The hearing was held to discuss ongoing measures by regulatory agencies to mitigate climate impact and the ways regulations of such an area would be potentially detrimental for investors. Experts in the industry…
Last week, TPA wrote to Congress expressing growing concern over more mission creep by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The letter noted that, “Companies, in consultation with their shareholders, should be free to manage their businesses as they see fit. This includes efforts regarding various societal issues tangential to their core business. However, it…
As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to trudge on with their unwavering attempts to implement their proposed climate disclosure rule, experts are weighing in on the legal challenges that the rule will probably face in its final stages of review. On Monday, June 19th, George Mason University Law Professor Donald Kochan authored a…
For more than a year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continued to face ongoing opposition to their proposed climate disclosure rule that was announced last March. After failing to keep the promise of a final decision in April, the SEC has now announced that the rule could be finalized this October instead. On Tuesday,…
Critics of the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rule are digging a little deeper on what exactly Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler had to say during his testimony following the House Financial Services Committee’s hearing, “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)” in April. This was the committee’s first hearing with the SEC…
After many anticipated months of anxiously waiting for answers from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on their proposed climate disclosure rule, investors and companies will now have to wait even longer. Last month, former SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson disclosed his recent intel that suggests the rule will face yet another delay. This time, companies…
On Tuesday, April 18, the House Committee on Financial Services held their “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission” hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. The hearing covered topics from across the financial world, but also featured discussion on the SEC’s looming climate disclosure rule. The hearing offered an open-floor opportunity for…
This piece was originally published by The Washington Times on April 24, 2023. The House Financial Services Committee last week hosted Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler for a 4½-hour oversight hearing. Lawmakers pressed Mr. Gensler on a proposed SEC rule that would require public companies to extensively disclose climate-related “risks” their business activities generated. It would also force them to analyze the climate…
As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to ignore the warning signs that are attached to its regulatory overreach, politicians are asking more questions and bipartisanship is emerging. On Wednesday March 29, during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Republican lawmakers took the opportunity to question SEC Chair Gary Gensler on the Commission’s proposed climate disclosure…