Providing fresh insight into how she will approach major issues facing the Securities and Exchange Commission, Kara Stein, installed as a commissioner in August 2013, shared her thoughts on disclosure reform and shareholder voting during a speech this week before the Council of Institutional Investors, a nonprofit association of pension funds.
Stein said she fully supports Chairman Mary Jo White’s push for “disclosure effectiveness” as one of the Commission’s priorities. An ongoing review of the SEC’s disclosure regime, as required by the JOBS Act, is currently underway.
