March 26, Washington, DC

This full-day event in Washington provided an in-depth look at a number of the most important issues facing our capital markets. Speakers included:

• Robert Greifeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Read the Speech)
• The Honorable Henry Paulson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Treasury
  (Read the Speech)
• Thomas Renyi, Executive Chairman, The Bank of New York Mellon, and Chairman, The Financial Services Roundtable
  (Read the Speech)
• James Turley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young
  (Read the Speech)
• Steve Bartlett, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Financial Services Roundtable
• Linda Thomsen, Director of the Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Tom Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  (Read the Speech)

The Mission:

The mission of the U.S. Chamber's Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) is to maintain and advance America's global leadership in capital formation by supporting capital markets that are the most fair, efficient, and innovative in the world.

The Strategy:

The competitive impediments that challenge U.S. capital markets must be urgently addressed through a sustained and well-financed program of education, research, advocacy, legal action, and reform. CCMC is committed to leading this effort, tapping the many assets of the U.S. Chamber, its affiliates such as the Institute for Legal Reform, and like-minded business allies and experts. Our reform agenda draws upon the work of the Chamber's Commission on the Regulation of U.S. Capital Markets and other similar efforts comprised of many initiatives directed toward four principal GOALS which incorporate a dozen key STRATEGIES:

1.   Establish Modern & Coherent Financial Services Regulatory Structure

2.  Implement Global Corporate Financial Reporting Model

3.  Restore Fairness to Legal, Regulatory, & Enforcement Processes

4.  Promote Innovation & Long-Term Interests of ALL Investors

Read the summary of CCMC's current efforts.

Commission on the Regulation of the U.S. Capital Markets in the 21st Century

Report and Recommendations now available!