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Mary Jo White fears demise of SEC’s independence

Outgoing SEC chair Mary Jo White said recent 'trends' are making it harder for the SEC to pursue its mission and 'have even raised the question of whether or not the independence of the SEC can be preserved at all.'

By Melanie Waddell | Updated on January 18, 2017
SEC Chair Mary Jo White in her final speech called on her audience to challenge efforts that could undermine the SEC’s independence. (Photo:AP)

Just three days before she’s set to leave the SEC, Chair Mary Jo White suggested that the independence of the agency is threatened.

In a wide-ranging speech before the Economic Club of New York Tuesday, White said the SEC “is more susceptible than ever to the erosion of its expertise and authority by the partisan tides.”

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