Stephanie Avakian, a former partner and securities vice chair at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, has been appointed deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s enforcement division. Avakian will return to
MoreDaniel Murdock, former industry professional practice director at Deloitte & Touche LLP, has joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as deputy chief accountant. Murdock succeeds Paul Beswick, who was named chief accountant,
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Matthew Solomon, deputy chief litigation counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s enforcement division since 2012, has been promoted to the chief litigation counsel role. He will start his new position next month and
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed George Canellos and David Bergers to the top two positions in its enforcement division on a temporary basis, according to Thomson Reuters. Effective Thursday, Canellos
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Chief information officers at several agencies are considering buyouts and cutting information technology training budgets as they prepare for cuts to IT spending, Federal Times reports. Nicole Blake Johnson writes the Department
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Gregg Berman associate director for its new analytics and research office, which the agency launched in 2012 to use data analytics in helping make policy
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has promoted Paul Beswick, the agency’s acting chief accountant, to serve in the same capacity on a permanent basis. The agency said Beswick succeeds James Kroeker, who
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Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will stepp down from her post Dec. 14 after four years, the agency announced Monday. The agency said Schapiro is one of the
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has created a deputy chief information officer position and appointed Pamela Dyson to that position, the agency announced Thursday. Dyson, formerly the SEC’s chief technology officer, will
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