April 12, 2018 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Commissioners Michael S. Piwowar and Hester M. Peirce have delivered a letter to Chairman Michael Crapo of the Senate Committee on Banking and Chairman Jeb Hensarling of the House Financial Services Committee pertaining to a legislative push to increase the cap on Reg A+… Read More

January 11, 2018 @ 9:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has finally filled the two vacant seats on the Commission as Hester M. Peirce and Robert J. Jackson were sworn in today by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. Peirce and Jackson will join the other two Commissioners, Kara Stein and Michael… Read More

December 22, 2017 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hester Peirce and Robert Jackson were both confirmed by a Senate voice yesterday as Commissioners at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Peirce will immediately begin a term that expires in 2020. Jackson will complete the remainder of a term that expires in 2019. The confirmation… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hester Peirce, a Professor at George Mason University, has been nominated to become a Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission thus filling one of two vacancies. Peirce was previously selected by the Obama administration to become a Commissioner but the nomination stalled in the Senate… Read More

February 6, 2017 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Last December, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – part of the Department of Treasury-  proposed a “National Bank Charter for Fintech Companies”. The exploration stirred up a hornet’s nest of public officials that were not too pleased the OCC would think… Read More

January 21, 2017 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old” ― Peter F. Drucker The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) rattled the cages of big finance and state regulators in proposing a possible “Fintech Charter” to license and regulate emerging… Read More

April 8, 2016 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

In a surprise turn of events, President Obama’s choices to fill two vacancies at the Securities and Exchange Commission have been delayed by Senators Warren and Schumer.  Hester Peirce, a Republican, and Lisa Fairfax, a Democrat, were both expected to pass through the Senate Banking… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC nominees Hester Peirce and Lisa Fairfax each had the opportunity to share their perspectives with the Senate Banking Committee this week as part of the confirmation process.  Appointed by President Obama at the end of last year, both Peirce and Fairfax received tough questions… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 7:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Committee on Banking,Housing and Urban Affairs will meet on March 10th to review President Obama’s nominations for SEC Commissioners.  Hester Peirce and Lisa Fairfax were selected to fill openings on the Commission following the departure of former Commissioner Gallagher and former Commissioner Aguilar. Peirce,… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 10:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the Obama Administration appointed two new SEC commissioners this past fall, not too much has happened to move forward on the nominations.  Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby has come under some recent criticism for moving slowly in the approval process as the SEC… Read More

October 20, 2015 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Barack Obama has revealed his picks to fill the two vacancies at the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Hester Peirce, currently a Professor at George Mason University and Lisa Fairfax, a Professor at George Washington University Law School, have been selected to fill two spots… Read More

May 13, 2015 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Subcommittee on Capital Markets & Government Sponsored Enterprises, part of the Financial Services Committee, will meet today (Wednesday, May13th) to discuss multiple proposals designed to improve access to capital for SMEs.  Smaller businesses generate the bulk of economic growth, and correspondingly job creation,… Read More