SEC’s Gurbir Grewal stumps for proactive compliance in first speech
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-10-08T17:49:00
In his first publicized speech as director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, Gurbir Grewal spoke to the importance of “modeling excellence” in compliance efforts.
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