Gary Gensler
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Gary Gensler is the current Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), having been appointed by President Joe Biden in April 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Gensler has a background in finance and public service, previously serving as the Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. He is known for his focus on financial regulation and consumer protection, emphasizing the importance of transparency and fairness in the financial markets. Gensler has also been a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he taught courses on blockchain technology and digital currencies.
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June 4, 2024
If I can say, breaking the law and not liking the law are different than lack of clarity.
— Gary Gensler
Jun 4, 2024
The CFTC, I love, it is a great agency, but it was set up to do the derivatives.
Jun 4, 2024
The CFTC, I love, it is a great agency, but it was set up to do the derivatives.
Jun 4, 2024
I think that the Congress' wisdom was to have an agency to oversee disclosure-based markets where issuers are asking the public to buy and sell their securities.
Jun 4, 2024
The New York Stock Exchange can't actually also run a hedge fund on and trade against their customers.
Jun 4, 2024
It seems it is like a chia pet. It looks like a good idea for a gift until you buy it.
Jun 4, 2024
I think that the Congress' wisdom was to have an agency to oversee disclosure-based markets where issuers are asking the public to buy and sell their securities.
Jun 4, 2024
If I can say, breaking the law and not liking the law are different than lack of clarity.
Jun 4, 2024
I really do think it is such a privilege to serve and the important thing we do is we look out for 330 million Americans.
Jun 4, 2024
The New York Stock Exchange can't actually also run a hedge fund on and trade against their customers.
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