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<p><span>Today, the Commission is considering a proposal to mandate climate-risk disclosures by public companies. I am pleased to support today&rsquo;s proposal because, if adopted, it would provide investors with consistent, comparable, and decision-useful information for making their investment decisions and would provide consistent and clear reporting obligations for issuers.&nbsp;</span></p>

After a decade of flooding the market with cheap fossil fuels, investors have cut back on production.

<p><span>Today, the Commission proposed to shorten the deadlines by which beneficial owners of a company &mdash; those who own at least 5 percent of the company &mdash; have to inform the public and other investors of their position. I am pleased to support this proposal because it would update our reporting requirements for modern market, reduce information asymmetries, and address the timeliness of two key filings.</span></p>

<p><span>Today, the Commission is considering amendments to include significant Treasury markets platforms within Regulation ATS. I support these amendments because, if adopted, they would help promote resiliency and greater access in the Treasury market. We&rsquo;re also considering modernizing our rules related to the definition of an exchange. Over the decades since Congress put in place the definition of an exchange, there have been many changes to platforms &mdash; in particular, that they are increasingly electronified. I think it&rsquo;s important that we revise ...

Takeaways - In 2022, the SEC is likely to mandate ESG disclosures, and it intends to revise rules governing executive preplanned stock sales and corporate share buybacks....