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Investor Protection

Corporate Governance

In order to ensure that public companies are run for the benefit of their shareowners, those shareowners need accurate information about the finances of the company, independent professionals to ensure that the information they receive is reliable, and the tools and authority to hold corporate managers accountable.

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Staff

  • Barbara Roper

    Director of Investor Protection

    bnroper@comcast.net719-543-9468 (Pacific Time)

  • Micah Hauptman

    Financial Services Counsel

    mhauptman@consumerfed.org202-939-1004

Most Recent Press Releases

  • SEC Should Call a Halt to Private Offering Proposals That Put Investors and the Economy at Risk, Investor and Public Interest Groups Warn
  • SEC Adopts Anti-Investor Advice Standards on Partisan Vote
  • Investor Groups Warn SEC’s Reg BI is a Step Backward for Investors

Most Recent Testimony and Comments

  • CEJ and CFA Urge NAIC Not to Adopt Fake Best Interest Standard
  • CFA Opposes Defaulting Retirement Savers into Electronic Disclosure Systems
  • PCAOB Guidance Undercuts Auditor Independence

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