Pensions & Investments February 15, 2019 — Tyler Gellasch, Executive Director of the Healthy Markets Association,  responded to the three dominant stock exchanges’ suits against the SEC for the Transaction Fee Pilot by stating that “Having lots its battle with the SEC, NYSE is now appealing to the courts of public opinion and the federal […]

InvestmentNews February 12, 2019 — Securities and Exchange Commission member Hester Peirce said Tuesday she wants the agency to complete investment advice reform soon, an indication that a rule could be coming by summer. As he pushes to finish the rule, Mr. Clayton is going to face “political risks and legal risks,” said Tyler Gellasch, executive […]

TheStreet February 10, 2019 — Robinhood is an online investment and trading app launched in 2013 that boasts a commission-free model and keeps costs low for investors to trade stocks, ETFs, options and even cryptocurrency without paying commissions. “Robinhood’s revenue model could easily disappear,” Tyler Gellasch, executive director of Healthy Markets (an investor advocacy group), told Bloomberg […]

MarketsMedia February 4, 2019 — On January 29, the SEC appointed Manisha Kimmel as senior policy advisor for regulatory reporting, or more informally the “CAT Tsar,” and who reports to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton. “SEC Commission Kara Stein pushed for a CAT Tsar who would report directly to the SEC chair to make sure that it […]