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SEC Has Become Politicized, Lawyer Charges, Hurts Small Firms Most

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Mark Melin
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become politicized under the reign of Chair Mary Jo White, charges Douglas Hirsch, a partner with the law firm of Sadis & Goldberg who litigates cases in front of the SEC.

SEC Has Become Politicized, Lawyer Charges, Hurts Small Firms Most

SEC engaging in show to Congress, actions hit smaller players hardest

“The SEC needs to show Congress that it is getting tough,” Hirsch said in a ValueWalk interview, observing that the regulator is working on compiling gross statistics to show that it is instilling deterrence on Wall Street but...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.