Subject: S7-01-23: WebForm Comments from David Johnson
From: David Johnson
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Mar. 15, 2023

March 15, 2023

 No on S7-01-23, unless the proposed exemptions are removed.

No entity or person should be exempt from prohibition against conflicts of interest when making decisions affecting retail investors, period, full stop. If a conflict of interest arises, the ethos of First, do no harm to others. needs to be applied, even if only to maintain confidence in our markets.

Thank you