Speeches and Statements

Speeches and statements (including testimony and video transcripts) given by the Chair, Commissioners, and SEC staff. To view these prior to 2012, refer to the archive pages:

Date Sort descending Title Speaker Type
Joint Statement: Thank You Jacob "Jake" Stillman

Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr.
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

Statement
“Mutualism: Reimagining the Role of Shareholders in Modern Corporate Governance” Remarks at Stanford University Kara M. Stein
Speech
Chairman’s Testimony on Virtual Currencies: The Roles of the SEC and CFTC

Chairman Jay Clayton

Testimony
Keynote Address at the PLI’s Seventeenth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe William Hinman
Speech
Statement by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo: Regulators are Looking at Cryptocurrency

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton

CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo

Statement
Opening Remarks at the Securities Regulation Institute

Chairman Jay Clayton

Speech
Statement on Charges Against Former KPMG and PCAOB Personnel

Chairman Jay Clayton

Statement
Opening Remarks to SEC-NYU Dialogue on Securities Markets #4: Shareholder Engagement Jay Clayton
Speech
SEC-NYU Dialogue on Securities Market Regulation Concluding Remarks Kara M. Stein
Speech
Joint Statement by SEC and CFTC Enforcement Directors Regarding Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions

SEC Co-Enforcement Directors Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin and CFTC Enforcement Director James McDonald

Statement
Remarks at Ceremonial Swearing In of Commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Robert J. Jackson, Jr. Jay Clayton
Speech
Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Jay Clayton
Statement
Remarks to the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Kara M. Stein
Statement
Remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee Michael S. Piwowar
Statement
Statement on NASAA’s Message to Investors about ICOs

Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Statement
Statement on PCAOB Board Member Changes

Chairman Jay Clayton
Chief Accountant Wes Bricker

Statement
Statement on Senate Confirmation of Hester Peirce and Robert J. Jackson, Jr.

Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Statement
Statement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Chairman Jay Clayton
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Statement
Jury Finds Technology Company Founder Liable for Misleading Investors About Energy-Efficient Computer Servers

Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director, Division of Enforcement
Steven Peikin, Co-Director, Division of Enforcement

Statement
Statement on Appointment of New PCAOB Board Members Jay Clayton
Statement
Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings Jay Clayton
Statement
Statement From Enforcement Division Co-Directors on Jury Verdict in Financial Fraud Case

Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director, Division of Enforcement
Steven Peikin, Co-Director, Division of Enforcement

Statement
Address at Investment Company Institute’s 2017 Securities Law Developments Conference

Commissioner Kara M. Stein

Speech
Keynote Address: ICI Securities Law Developments Conference Dalia Blass
Speech
Remarks to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee

Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Statement