Senate Confirms White, Stein, and Piwowar to SEC Posts

The Senate has confirmed President Obama's choices of Mary Jo White as SEC Chairman; and of Kara Marlene Stein and Michael Sean Piwowar to serve as SEC Commissioners.White has been named the SEC Chairman, while Stein and Piwowar have been confirmed as Commisioners of the SEC. The Senate unanimously approved the nominees. Both SIFMA and NASAA have submitted comments commending the confirmations.

See: Confirmations in Senate Congressional Record; SIFMA Statement on Confirmations; NASAA Statement on Confirmations.