SEC Chair Criticized Over Association With Fund Managers

• The SEC has released the September 2022 edition of its Chairman’s calendar.
• Critics fault the SEC Chair, Gary Gensler over a possible conflict of interest.
• Details of the meetings included in the calendar were not made available.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has publicized the September 2022 edition of its chair, Gary Gensler’s, calendar. A segment of the public criticized aspects of the schedule, accusing Gensler of imposing his interests on the commission.

A segment of the public expressed reservations over aspects of the document that did not sit well with them. Gensler’s meetings with the Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and the U.S. ambassador to China attracted criticism from the public.

Highlights of the document published on the commission’s website show that Gensler had four calls with the CFTC chair, Rostin Behnam, two calls with former SEC General Counsel John Coates, and held meetings with the Vanguard Group. He also held meetings with the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, and the investment manager BlackRock.

Several other phone calls, meetings, interviews, and speaking engagements were part of the well-populate…

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