Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new, long-overdue rule reining in abuses within the obscure but important world of proxy advisory services. 

The job of economic recovery is critical, and the American people are counting on Congress and the Fed to get it done without a political agenda.

Having already entrusted the Fed with hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to buy up corporate debt, Congress must insist that the debt purchases be made for exclusively economic reasons.

If the government determines that vaccinations are essential to stemming the spread of the disease, would it– could it–mandate vaccination compliance? Apparently, it can—and it might.

Having already entrusted the Fed with hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to buy up corporate debt, Congress must insist that the debt purchases be made for exclusively economic reasons.

Even before the global pandemic, video game industry growth was on a tear. It innovates useful technology and creates high-paying jobs. We should be vigilant against uninformed efforts to unnecessarily regulate or restrict its growth and innovation.

IPI President Tom Giovanetti files these comments with the SEC encouraging actions to rein in the power of proxy advisory services in protection of individual investors.

It was only a matter of time before both businesses and individuals began voting with their feet. And that time has apparently come.