ASA Applauds SEC's Selection of Judge Margaret Ryan as Director of Enforcement

WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins for naming Judge Margaret Ryan as Director of the Division of Enforcement.

"ASA applauds Chairman Atkins for naming Judge Margaret Ryan as Director of Enforcement," said ASA President and CEO Chris Iacovella. "Judge Ryan has impeccable credentials, and we look forward to working with an honest, transparent, and highly respected practitioner of the law who will return the SEC's Enforcement Division to objectively calling balls and strikes."

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The American Securities Association (ASA) represents the retail and institutional capital markets interests of regional financial services firms who provide Main Street businesses with access to capital and advise hardworking Americans how to create and preserve wealth. ASA’s mission is to promote trust and confidence among investors, facilitate capital formation, and support efficient and competitively balanced capital markets. This mission advances financial independence, stimulates job creation, and increases prosperity. The ASA has a geographically diverse membership of almost one hundred members that spans the Heartland, Southwest, Southeast, Atlantic, and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States.