Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Remarks Before the SEC Speaks Conference:
The Light at the End of the Tunnel – What's Next?


Commissioner Cynthia A. Glassman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Thank you, Linda, for your introduction. It is a pleasure to be speaking to this group once again. And—with 15 minutes allotted— I have 50% more time than in previous years! To keep our new general counsel happy, let me begin by reciting the Commission's standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or its staff.

My theme for this year is "what's next?" - as we are finally, I hope, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. As we emerge from a period in which our rulemaking agenda had to be reactive to external events, notably the corporate accounting scandals and the mutual fund market timing and late trading abuses, we now have the opportunity to step back, take a deep breath, and think about what proactive steps we can take to carry out our mission.

See full Speech.