Remarks From FINRA Fixed Income Conference
Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. It's an honor to be here today with you and Secretary Duncan.
Thank you for the invitation to speak and thank you all for coming today.
Thank you for that introduction, and thank you all for coming. As all of you know, we are at an important moment in the debate over financial regulation and the future profile of financial markets in the United States, and throughout the world. So I am pleased to have this opportunity to share some of my thoughts about where we've been and where we can hopefully go.
This conference comes at an important time, in the aftermath of a very difficult period. If we look back to the summer and fall of 2008, every time we thought conditions in the financial sector couldn't get worse, they did, and we ultimately came to the brink of a global market meltdown.
I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
Thank you, Steve [Freedman] for that introduction. And thank you to Fordham's College of Business Administration for organizing this conference and inviting me to speak. I'd like to acknowledge a good friend, John Tognino, who I know is a highly valued member of the Fordham community.
Chairmen Schapiro and Gensler and Commissioners, I am Steve Luparello, Vice Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. As a long- ago alum of both agencies, it is a true pleasure to have the opportunity to be here today.
I am Dan Sibears and I currently serve as Executive Vice President, Member Regulation Programs for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA®. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.
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