Mary L. Schapiro: “In my 5 months at the SEC, we have been singularly focused on rebuilding investor confidence in the capital markets and…”

I commend Congressman Westmoreland and Ranking Member Frank for bringing forward bipartisan legislation, H.R. 3503, to bring transparency to the PCAOB's disciplinary proceedings.

I believe that the definition of 'accredited investor' as it stands today does a poor job of screening out people who are unsophisticated.

Do I wish now that he had been more sensitive to the potential of this issue to raise an appearance of conflict? Yes.

Following the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, Congress passed legislation that is already reshaping the U.S. regulatory landscape.