Topic: Christopher Cox

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the appointment of William M. Schulz as Director of the agency's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Mr. Schulz replaces Jonathan Burks, who is leaving the SEC on Aug. 1, 2008 to pursue ...

Madoff Scandal: Where Was the SEC?

The Madoff scandal is yet another black mark for the SEC and Chairman Christopher Cox. In fact, several top SEC staff members announced their resignations right after the election. The issues facing the SEC are deeper than just the personnel. There will ...

Capital Briefs

* PAUL FOR NO ONE: Paul, who was the Libertarian Party nominee for President in 1988, called on all three to bring their supporters together to vote against "the establishment candidates"' and cited polls showing as much as 60% of Americans are ...

Questioning Blunt Regulatory Instruments

Though we have a deep appreciation for market mechanisms, we aren't reflexively opposed to regulation per se. Like pretty much all human undertakings, we're left to muddle through by weighing the expected costs and benefits of various policy alternatives, enacting some set ...

SEC's Nazareth leaving agency

Commissioner Nazareth Leaving SEC for Private Sector, Becoming Second Democrat to DepartAnnette Nazareth, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, announced Tuesday that she is leaving the agency for the private sector. She is the second Democrat on the five-member panel ...