82 FR 12268 - Securities and Exchange Commission Evidence Summit

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 39 (March 1, 2017)

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Investor Advocate will host a public conference, characterized as an ``Evidence Summit,'' to discuss, among other things, potential strategies for enhancing retail investors' understanding of key investment characteristics such as fees, risks, returns, and conflicts of interest. An objective of the conference is to marshal research from the fields of economics and cognitive sciences to help inform ways of thinking about investor behavior and identify areas for possible future research to be conducted under the auspices of an investor research initiative led by the Commission's Office of the Investor Advocate.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12268-12269]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03945]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release Nos. 33-10312; 34-80096]


Securities and Exchange Commission Evidence Summit

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of conference.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the 
Investor Advocate will host a public conference, characterized as an 
``Evidence Summit,'' to discuss, among other things, potential 
strategies for enhancing retail investors' understanding of key 
investment characteristics such as fees, risks, returns, and conflicts 
of interest. An objective of the conference is to marshal research from 
the fields of economics and cognitive sciences to help inform ways of 
thinking about investor behavior and identify areas for possible future 
research to be conducted under the auspices of an investor research 
initiative led by the Commission's Office of the Investor Advocate.

DATES: The conference will be held on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 9:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (ET).

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held in the Auditorium, Room L-002 at 
the Commission's headquarters, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549. 
The conference will be webcast on the Commission's Web site at 
www.sec.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian Scholl, Principal Economic 
Advisor and Senior Economist, Office of the Investor Advocate, at (202) 
551-3302, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The conference will be open to the public, 
except for that portion of the conference reserved for a nonpublic 
networking session for panelists during lunch. Persons needing special 
accommodations to take part because of a disability should notify the 
contact person listed in the section above entitled FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    The agenda for the conference includes: Opening remarks by Acting

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Chairman Michael S. Piwowar; plenary remarks by panelists Brigitte 
Madrian and Terry Odean; a panel discussion exploring how investors 
think and act; a keynote address by panelist George Lowenstein; a panel 
discussion addressing ways in which the Commission's disclosure regime 
can facilitate disclosure in the most effective manner for a wide 
variety of users; remarks from Commissioner Kara M. Stein; a panel 
discussion regarding ways in which to improve the disclosure of fees, 
strategies/risks, and performance; and a nonpublic networking session 
for panelists during lunch.

    Dated: February 24, 2017.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-03945 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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