SEC Chairman Gary Gensler explained why he doesn’t “act favorably to green prompts” and his position on romantic comedies as he urged committee members to vote yes.
on the SEC’s website, Chairman Gary Gensler invoked everything from his disdain for the color green to his feelings on romantic comedies while advocating for the changes that essentially seek to prohibit brokers from using “optimization functions,” or data analytics tools, to their benefit.
The fact sheet states that the use of the covered technologies could constitute a conflict of interest through any investor interaction or communication, “including by exercising discretion with respect to an investor’s account, providing information to an investor, or soliciting an investor.”Commissioner Mark Uyeda pointed out during the discussion that laws already existed covering the myriad potential conflicts of interest that could arise between brokers and the investors they represent.
Gensler acknowledged the existing rules but added that the shifting technological landscape called for an update.“My mom used to dress my identical twin brother Rob in red and me in green. You say, ‘Rob Red, Gary Green.' I might not act as favorably to green prompts. I love [my mother], but maybe a little too much green for me.”
Citing his personal disdain for green and disclosing to the panel that he’s “kind of a rom-com guy,” Gensler appeared to relate that his personal preferences — something ostensibly discoverable via predictive data analytics — were analogous to a broker using data to target and lure potential investors.The proposal passed in a 3-2 vote along party lines, with Commissioner Hester Peirce dissenting alongside fellow Republican Uyeda.
As it stands, the rules updates would only apply to cryptocurrency and digital assets transactions made through a broker-dealer registered with the SEC.to the SEC, “no crypto asset entity is registered with the SEC as a national securities exchange . And no existing national securities exchange currently trades crypto asset securities.”in the Federal Register. Citizens will have 60 days from the document’s publication to submit comments before the committee holds a final vote.
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