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Consumers should receive accurate, timely, and easily understood disclosures of risks and costs.
Investor-protection laws should be strengthened and adequately enforced. The Securities and Exchange Commission and state regulators should be adequately funded.
New types of unregulated investment products that are available to the public, such as cryptocurrency, should be federally regulated to ensure they are structured and marketed appropriately so inve
Investment watchdog agencies should be adequately funded. Their employees should be knowledgeable, mission-driven, and act with integrity. They should not have conflicts of interest.
Rules and regulations should favor effective transparency and disclosure requirements.
Regulators should eliminate or minimize conflicts of interest, particularly with respect to rating debt-backed securities.
Regulators should increase transparency, accountability, and independence. Regulations should promote consumer protections.
Policymakers should promote transparency in the investment industry. Investment options should be explained and disclosed clearly and understandably.
Registration as a financial professional should not be limited by the type of investment advice or nature of the advising entity.
States should:
Individuals should have adequate redress, including access to the courts and class actions.