In a joint statement, SEC Commissioners Hester Peirce and Elad Roisman criticized SEC Chair Gary Gensler's recently announced Regulatory Flexibility Agenda ("Agenda") for, among other things, failing to "include any items intended to facilitate capital formation.
In its annual report, the SEC Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (the "Office") identified trends in how entrepreneurs and investors raised capital in fiscal year 2021.
Former Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles covered a broad range of topics in his farewell remarks. He celebrated the overall strength of the banking system and suggested areas where there is latitude for regulatory change or recalibration.