SEC faces a bipartisan beat-down in Congress
Yes, there is one thing that still inspires bipartisanship in Congress: attacking the Securities and Exchange Commission. That was revealed in recent days, says CW’s Joe Mont, with proposed legislative constraints on its rulemaking powers and a table-pounding attack on its disclosure effectiveness initiative from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (above ...
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