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SEC’s Peirce outlines vision for keeping companies focused on maximizing value

Image of SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce at an event.
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Peirce’s prepared remarks at the Northwestern Securities Regulation Institute outlined seven principles a newly comprised securities watchdog should follow.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s prepared remarks at the Northwestern Securities Regulation Institute on January 27 provide some insight into the probable direction of the securities regulator under a new chair, new party control, and new regulatory regime.

She offers her agency seven pointed directives for charting a new path forward, mandating