Securities Law

Berlau Commends Schapiro Pick for SEC

Richard Morrison — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:47:10 -0800

John Berlau, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, issued the following statement on President-Elect Barack Obama's appointment of Mary Schapiro as first female chairman of the SEC.

Dealing with the Threat of Global Recession

Fred L. Smith Jr. — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Fred L. Smith Jr. and John Berlau on the upcoming Global Economic Summit: Governments should agree to a timetable to end the bailouts.

Contrasting Views of an Economic Policy Agenda for the Next President

Richard Morrison — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:06:37 -0700

Free Market Groups Launch BeyondBailouts.org

Richard Morrison — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:11:16 -0700

As the economy continues to adjust to the credit crunch, CEI and NTU partner to fight for real financial reforms, not reckless spending.

Appeals Court Rules on Federal Accounting Board

Richard Morrison — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:01:09 -0700

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today rejected a constitutional challenge to the Sarbanes-Oxley Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The challenge had been brought by the Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead & Watts, a small Nevada accounting firm that was being investigated by the Board.

Oil Speculators ‘R’ Us

John Berlau — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

SEC Commissioner Earns Praise for Service to Investors, Entrepreneurs

Christine Hall — Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:23:28 -0700

On Aug. 1, Paul S. Atkins ended his six-year term as Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Competitive Enterprise Institute President Fred L. Smith, Jr., and director of CEI’s Center for Entrepreneurship John Berlau commend Atkins’ devoted service to investors and entrepreneurs.

Opposition to the Fingerprint Registry in Senate Housing legislation

John Berlau — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Distrust Fund

John Berlau — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Fingerprint Registry in Housing Bill!!!

John Berlau — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:13:01 -0700

Earlier this week, a measure creating a federal fingerprint registry totally unrelated to national security passed a U.S. Senate committee almost without notice.