06.17.22
SEC Returns to Full Strength, Not Yet Full Speed
by: Mark Schoeff
Two new commissioners are set to join the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following their confirmation by the U.S. Senate. The Senate approved by voice vote Jaime Lizárraga, who was nominated to fill the seat of departing Democratic Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, and Mark Uyeda, who was nominated to fill the seat that was vacated by former Republican Commissioner Elad Roisman. Their arrival comes at a time when the SEC is pursuing a robust agenda, including work on oversight of environmental, social and governance investing and potential regulations pertaining to private funds, exchanges and alternative trading systems, cybersecurity and financial advisors’ digital engagement practices, among other topics.
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