Please login to vote

How U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be different



Banks could be like utilities / nationalized

Civil cases against financial advisors could be on public record and less expensive

Financial advisors could be required to disclose civil lawsuits, customer complaints, and arbitration claims

Large U.S. private companies could do financial disclosures

Retail investors could short squeeze / work together with hedge funds to manipulate the market

Crypto could lead to pollution, tax evasion, money laundering, and scams

Litigation / regulation could be decreasing the amount of IPOs / public wealth

Creditors could disclose hostile credit-default swap positions

Banks could be over-leveraged to hedge funds and private equity

Alumni Venture Funds could be mismanaged / charging too high fees

Investment funds could not change benchmarks / be truthful about their performance

Dark pools, public vs. private exchanges, payment to order flow, high frequency trading (HFT), and other financial instruments could create predatory / rigged trading practices

The equity options market could be truly competitive

Traders could be compensated differently

Investors could be notified about taxable accounts to avoid capital gains taxes

Private equity could disclose fees / real performance as well as be audited independently

The revolving door between government / private business could be fixed

Offshore banking / dark money could be reformed to prevent corruption / crime / terrorism / human trafficking / tax evasion / wars / repressive and corrupt governments

Crypto exchanges offshore could have regulations

Institutional investors could be regulated in the housing market

Foreign companies could undergo accounting inspection

Reverse mergers could lead to fraud

Stock markets could have less market manipulation

Some cryptocurrencies could be speculative bubbles

Tech companies could replace banks

SPACs could help take companies public but face less regulation / due diligence

ESG investing could have clearer metrics / standards / regulatory oversight to prevent green / social / ethics washing

The shadow banking system could be regulated more

Shadow banking collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) could be creating a large credit bubble

Stock buybacks could be price-sensitive or not be done to go to R&D / rainy day funds / increasing employee pay / M&A instead

Insider trading laws could be clearer

10b5-1 employee plans could be revised to prevent insider trading

Congress, congressional staff, cabinet secretaries, White House staff, federal judges, other officials and their family members could not own / trade securities in office

The investment consulting industry could not have value

Individuals who commit or allow corporate fraud could face consequences

Private equity could be regulated more

NRSRO designation could be removed from SEC rules