Nomination of Richard C. Breeden: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session on the Nomination of Richard C. Breeden, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission ... September 14, 1989, Volume 4

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Page 8 - I would ask unanimous consent that the full text of my statement be included in the record as read and I will then confine myself to the highlights of my statement.
Page 27 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is all I have. The CHAIRMAN. Thank you, Judge.
Page 4 - President, which will bring together the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Special Assistant to the President concerned with economic matters, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 146 - ... reasonableness of management's representations as to fairness. The reasonableness of such representations could turn on whether some minimal procedures and analyses were employed. Nevertheless, as discussed below, federal law is not the sole source of shareholder protection with respect to MBOs. Recent experience has shown that state courts will entertain legal challenges to the fairness of going-private transactions and will provide shareholders with legal remedies. As indicated in the release...
Page 65 - Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
Page 49 - The committee stands in recess. [Whereupon, at 1:05 pm, the committee was adjourned...
Page 39 - Authority of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to Establish Flexible Interest Rates on Time Deposits.
Page 76 - Act of 1990, the Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984, and the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988...
Page 110 - We cannot afford to set aside this money and invest it in tomorrow. We need it to make a good showing in next month's or next quarter's profits." The fear of the raider is undoubtedly the largest single cause for the increasing tendency of American companies to manage for the short term and let the future go hang. The fear of the raider demoralizes and paralyzes. The impact on the morale of management people and of professional people in the company can hardly be overestimated. And worse still, after...
Page 11 - Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the full text of my opening comments be included in the record.

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