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Date Sort ascending	Title	Speaker	Type
Nov. 18, 2020	The Regulation of Corporation Finance – A Principles-Based Approach	William Hinman	Speech
Oct. 28, 2020	Joint Statement Regarding Complex Financial Products and Retail Investors	Chairman Jay Clayton; Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management; William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance; Brett Redfearn, Director, Division of Trading and Markets	Statement
Aug. 10, 2020	Statement on SEC Response to the Report of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets	Jay Clayton, Chairman Dalia Blass, Director, Division of Investment Management Raquel Fox, Director, Office of International Affairs William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance Brett Redfearn, Director, Division of Trading and Markets Sagar Teotia, Chief Accountant	Statement
June 26, 2020	An Update on the Commission’s Targeted Regulatory Relief to Assist Market Participants Affected by COVID-19 and Ensure the Orderly Function of our Markets	Jay Clayton William Hinman Dalia Blass Brett Redfearn	Statement
June 17, 2020	Statement on the Passing of Martin P. Dunn	William H. Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance Shelley E. Parratt, Deputy Director, Division of Corporation Finance	Statement
April 21, 2020	Emerging Market Investments Entail Significant Disclosure, Financial Reporting and Other Risks; Remedies are Limited	SEC Chairman Jay Clayton PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III SEC Chief Accountant Sagar Teotia SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director William Hinman SEC Division of Investment Management Director Dalia Blass	Statement
April 8, 2020	The Importance of Disclosure – For Investors, Markets and Our Fight Against COVID-19	Jay Clayton William Hinman	Statement
Feb. 19, 2020	Statement on Continued Dialogue with Audit Firm Representatives on Audit Quality in China and Other Emerging Markets; Coronavirus — Reporting Considerations and Potential Relief	SEC Chairman Jay Clayton SEC Division of Corporation Finance Director Bill Hinman SEC Chief Accountant Sagar Teotia PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke III	Statement
Dec. 30, 2019	Statement on Role of Audit Committees in Financial Reporting and Key Reminders Regarding Oversight Responsibilities	Jay Clayton, Chairman Sagar Teotia, Chief Accountant William H. Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance	Statement
March 15, 2019	Applying a Principles-Based Approach to Disclosing Complex, Uncertain and Evolving Risks	William Hinman	Speech
June 14, 2018	Digital Asset Transactions: When Howey Met Gary (Plastic)	William Hinman	Speech
April 26, 2018	Testimony on “Oversight of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance”	William Hinman	Testimony
Feb. 1, 2018	Keynote Address at the PLI’s Seventeenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe	William Hinman	Speech