Jay Clayton to speak on ESG June 23

As announced by the SEC:

A Conversation with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: Long-term Investing, Sustainability, and the Role of Disclosures – June 23, 2020 | 12:00 pm EDT

FCLT Global will host a virtual conversation with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Mark Wiseman, hosted by Sarah Williamson, CEO of FCLTGlobal. This informal interview will center around the Chairman’s views on the importance and role of such disclosures and provide thoughts on how companies, investors, and standard-setters can clarify and advance the development of appropriate disclosures. Questions may be submitted in advance to sara.simonds@fcltglobal.org or via the registration form.

Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7761004387056562448

Blog Authors

Sara P. Crovitz

Sara Crovitz, most recently Deputy Chief Counsel and Associate Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, provides counsel on all aspects of investment company and investment adviser regulation. She worked at the SEC for 21 years, including 17 years in the Division of Investment Management focusing on issues under the Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts of 1940. While in the Division, Sara supervised the provision of significant legal guidance to the investment management industry through no-action and interpretive letters, exemptive applications, IM guidance updates and other written and oral means.

William T. Mandia

William Mandia represents financial institutions and insurers in complex commercial and class action litigation. He regularly defends and advises life insurers, intermediaries, banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other financial services providers in connection with sales practices claims arising from a wide range of financial and life insurance products, including, but not limited to, claims for alleged breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and violations of state consumer protection laws.

Peter M. Hong

Peter Hong uses his many years of service at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to guide clients through the various regulatory requirements involved in the offer of financial services and products. His practice includes the registration and regulation of investment advisers, broker-dealers, commodity trading advisers, commodity pool operators, and introducing brokers under federal and state laws, as well as the formation and ongoing compliance obligations of registered and private investment companies.