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With Mary Schapiro, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, stepping down next month, industry leaders said the choice of Commissioner Elisse Walter (pictured at right) to take her…
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Sources:
- Gordon, M. (2012, November 26). “SEC official Elisse Walter chosen to lead agency.” Yahoo News. Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/sec-official-elisse-walter-chosen-lead-agency-172959116--finance.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CcN.7RQ7BUA0xnQtDMD
- Schmidt, R. (2012, November 27). “Elisse Walter Steps Out of Schapiro Shadow Into SEC Chairmanship.” Bloomberg News. Retrieved from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-27/elisse-walter-steps-out-of-schapiro-shadow-into-sec-chairmanship.html