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The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation is an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research organization dedicated to improving the regulation of U.S. capital markets.  Twenty-five leaders from the investor community, business, finance, law, accounting and academia comprise the Committee’s membership.  The Committee co-Chairs are Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School, and John L. Thornton, Chairman of the Brookings Institution.  The Committee’s Director is Professor Hal S. Scott, Nomura Professor and Director of the Program on International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School. The Committee’s research regarding the regulation of U.S. capital markets provides policymakers with a nonpartisan, empirical foundation for public policy.

NEWS

6/16/09 Statement by Hal Scott on the Obama Adminstration’s “White Paper” PDF

6/10/09 Committee on Capital Markets Regulation releases Coates Recommendations on Mutual Funds and Other Collective Investments PDF

5/26/09
Committee on Capital Markets Regulation releases, "The Global Financial Crisis: A Plan for Regulatory Reform"

May 26 Press Release PDF

3/24/09 Continued Erosion in Competitiveness of U.S. Public Equity Market was Among the Few Clear Trends During 2008 Market Chaos PDF

2/13/09 Committee on Capital Markets Regulation Completes Survey Regarding the Use by Foreign Issuers of the Private Rule 144A Equity Market PDF

1/14/09 Committee on Capital Markets Regulation Releases Recommendations for Reorganizing the U.S. Regulatory Structure PDF