A new era at the SEC under Trump

During Joe Biden’s presidency, the Securities and Exchange Commission was chaired by Gary Gensler. Under his leadership, America’s most powerful market regulator became more aggressive, imposing new disclosure rules for cyber-security and climate risk, and pursuing litigation against the burgeoning crypto industry. After the re-election of Donald Trump, Mr Gensler resigned from the SEC. What followed was one of the biggest U-turns in the regulator’s history. We speak to Mark Uyeda, the man Mr Trump appointed acting SEC chair on 20 January for three months until Paul Atkins, Mr Gensler’s permanent replacement, could be sworn in. What are the SEC’s new priorities, now that Mr Trump is back in power?

Hosts: Mike Bird and Ethan Wu. Guest: Mark Uyeda, commissioner and former acting chairman of the SEC.