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An End to the SEC Kangaroo Courts | The Wall Street Journal
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Adopting the SEC's Proposed Climate-Change Disclosure Rules Would Be Unwise
This is my second comment on the proposal of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require climate-change disclosures
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The SEC Lacks Legal Authority to Adopt Climate-Change Disclosure Rules
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposal of the Securities and Exchange Commission to require climate-change
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Considerations for the ATS Proposal
Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 Regarding the Definition of “Exchange”; Regulation ATS for ATSs That Trade US Government
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Should the Securities and Exchange Commission Adopt a Mandatory ESG-Disclosure Framework?
This policy brief addresses recent proposals calling for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt a mandatory
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Does the SEC Have Legal Authority to Adopt Climate-Change Disclosure Rules?
The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to propose new mandatory disclosure rules on climate change and other topics
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Response to Senator Steve Daines
Dear Mr. Ricker,After my testimony before the Committee on March 9, 2021, Chairman Brown requested answers to three questions
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A Proposal to Tackle Congressional Inside Trading: Invest In the US
As Irving Berlin sang, "We'll all be blest if we invest in the U.S.A." Read more at The Hill.
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SEC Chief Grabs Control
The acting chair of the Securities Exchange Commission has gone rogue. It's time for Congress to do its job and exercise
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Andrew Vollmer on The Delta News - The GameStop Bubble
Andrew Vollmer weighs in on whether the GameStop bubble reveals a need for new financial regulations. Watch on Vimeo.
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Who Wins on Wall Street? GameStop, Robinhood, and the State of Retail Investing
Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and Members of the Committee:I am pleased to have an opportunity to comment on several
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Beware the New Price Bubbles? Not So Fast
The GameStop bubble doesn't demand government intervention. Read more at The Hill.
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GameStop, Robinhood and the SEC
A panel of scholars discusses the recent extreme fluctuations in the price of GameStop stock and their implications for the
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Congress and SEC: Let the People Trade by Making Financial Markets Freer and Fairer
Congress and the SEC should take a lesson from the GameStonks affair. Read more at the Washington Times.
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Good Ideas that Might Find Favor In a New Era
In the interest of finding common ground, here are 17 policy proposals for the Biden team from the Mercatus Center. Read more at
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Does the SEC Have Legal Authority to Exceed Statutory Dollar Limitations?
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposals in Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment
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Evidence on the Use of Disclosure Documents in Private Securities Offerings to Accredited Investors
Adequate and truthful disclosure about a company selling securities is the bedrock of US securities laws, but a major anomaly
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Abandon the Concept of Accredited Investors in Private Securities Offerings
Private securities offerings have become increasingly popular as more companies wait longer than ever to go public. Their growth
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They're Shorting Market Freedom at the SEC
By defining who qualifies as an "accredited investor," the SEC shuts ordinary investors out of potentially lucrative