HMA In the News

SEC Formally Proposes Making Quarterly Reporting Optional for Public Companies

May 6, 2026

May 6, 2026 – via Compliance Insights – In a move that had been expected for several weeks, the SEC on Tuesday formally issued a proposed rule that would allow public companies to file earnings reports twice a year rather than quarterly. In the story, Healthy Markets is quoted saying “Boards fire CEOs when investors […]

Trillions in Retirement Dollars Flow Into Opaque Trusts

May 3, 2026

May 3, 2026 via Bloomberg – In a story about investors retirement dollars making their way into trusts, Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch is quoted saying “At the end of the day, those vehicles make investment decisions like a mutual fund but are not regulated like one,” said Tyler Gellasch, a former SEC […]

Insider Markets: How alleged war profiteers are betting on the Iran conflict

April 28, 2026

April 28, 2026 – via the Washington Post – In a story about insider trading on Polymarket and Kalshi, Tyler Gellasch, president and CEO of the Healthy Markets Association, a not-for-profit membership organization promoting transparency in capital markets, told us, “The whole ruse only works if there are people willing to be suckers on the […]

Wall Street bends to Musk’s will

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026 – via NY Times Dealbook – In a story about Nasdaq bending to the will of Elon Musk by changing the requirements for the Nasdaq 100 index so as to include SpaceX, Healthy Markets Preisdent and CEO Tyler Gellasch told Andrew Ross Sorkin of the Times that Adding a company with a […]

Trump wants the SEC to relax quarterly reporting. Wall Street could be a problem.

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026 via Politico – In a story about SEC Chair Paul Atkins seeking to remove quarterly earnings reports for publicly traded companies, Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch is quoted saying: “Boards fire CEOs when investors get mad, and that often happens around quarterly filings and earnings calls. Reducing the opportunities for […]

Paul Atkins is on a collision course with Wall Street investors.

April 1, 2026

April 1, 2026 – Via Politico Pro – In a story about SEC Chair Paul Atkins seeking to “Make IPOs Great Again”, Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch is quoted saying “Reducing the opportunities for that type of accountability may sound good to executives, But it’s a bad deal for most investors.” (Full Story).

Iran War Bets Fuel Insider Trading Fears

March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026 – via Newsweek – In a story about the US war with IRAN and suspicious trading activity on Oil futures, Healthy Markets President & CEO is quoted saying “in a vacuum, the trades wouldn’t likely make a ton of news, given it is relatively easy to imagine an innocuous reason for making […]

Why private credit keeps multiplying like ‘cockroaches’ in the markets

March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026 via USA Today- In a story about distress spreading through the corner of the market that loans money to other companies, Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch is quoted throughout the article noting: “It all amounts to a rude awakening. Some of the most sophisticated, thoughtful, well-trained, well-resourced institutions in the […]

SEC’s Arbitration Shift Still Sparks Fears Over US Stock Valuations

March 5, 2026

March 4, 2026 – CIO Magazine – In a story about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s September 2025 policy shift on mandatory arbitration clauses, Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch is quoted saying: “The thing that makes sure companies tell the truth is the threat of a lawsuit from the SEC or the threat […]

Crypto Risk For Fiduciaries Is Among The Best 2026 IAR CE Topics

February 19, 2026

February 19th, 2026 – via Advisors4Advisors – Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch discusses that some crypto market developments are not about technology and more about operating outside existing securities frameworks. That distinction matters for fiduciaries. If a product resembles a traditional security but claims a different regulatory status, advisers must consider whether equivalent […]