Hester Peirce

SEC Issues Agenda for July 7 Meeting of Asset Management Advisory Committee

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Friday, July 2, 2021
Federal government of the United States, Agencies of the United States government, Government, Corporate crime, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, Hester Peirce, Meeting, Caroline A. Crenshaw

The meeting will be held by remote means and is open to the public.

Key Points: 
  • The meeting will be held by remote means and is open to the public.
  • The meeting will be webcast live on SEC.gov and archived on the website for later viewing.
  • Information that is submitted will become part of the public record of the meeting.
  • Asset Management Advisory Committee Agenda for July 7, 2021, Meeting
    Chair Gary Gensler; Commissioners Hester Peirce, Elad Roisman, Allison Herren Lee, and Caroline Crenshaw; Sarah ten Siethoff, Acting Director of theDivision of Investment Management; and Ed Bernard, Committee Chairman

SEC Issues Substituted Compliance Order for Germany and Notice of Substituted Compliance Application and Proposed Substituted Compliance Order for France

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Cardiovascular physiology, Compliance, Respiratory physiology, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Swap, Hester Peirce, Government

First, the Commission is publishing a final substituted compliance order in response to an application by Germanys Bundesanstalt fr Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin).

Key Points: 
  • First, the Commission is publishing a final substituted compliance order in response to an application by Germanys Bundesanstalt fr Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin).
  • In addition, the Commission is publishing a notice of application and proposed substituted compliance order in response to an application by Frances Autorit des Marchs Financiers (AMF) and Autorit de Contrle Prudential et de Rsolution (ACPR).
  • The French application similarly seeks substituted compliance for French security-based swap entities based on compliance with French and EU requirements.
  • Substituted compliance is a critical component to the workable yet effective regulation of the global OTC derivatives markets, said SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.

SEC Commissioner supports creation of a "non-exclusive safe harbour" for tokens at SUSS Convergence Forum

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Monday, August 5, 2019
Cryptocurrencies, George Mason University, Hester Peirce, Computing, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Blockchain, Security, Information, Digital technology

The forum offered expert insights into innovative solutions in financial technology and provided thoughtful discussions related to the nexus of blockchain, financial markets, and emerging technologies.

Key Points: 
  • The forum offered expert insights into innovative solutions in financial technology and provided thoughtful discussions related to the nexus of blockchain, financial markets, and emerging technologies.
  • Commissioner Hester Peirce of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Deputy Director Su Hui Tay of theMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore each delivered a keynote speech during the event.
  • In her keynote speech, Ms Peirce expressed interest in building a "non-exclusive safe harbour" for the offer and sale of certain tokens, which would permit issuers to offer tokens under an alternative regime with robust requirements.
  • But international communication and internationalization of markets need not lead to the internationalization of our regulations.