Security Exchange Act of 1934

Security Exchange Act of 1934

Cry Wolf Quotes

We feel that it is not in the public interest to require any and all information respecting the business of any bank be made a public record, and ask that the banks be required to submit information to the Federal Reserve Board only that such information be given confidential status, subject to the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board.

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George V. McLaughlin, NY State bankers association

Establishment of minimum margins for banks is unfair and unnecessarily restrictive in principle.

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William C. Potter, chairman of the board of Guaranty Trust Co of NY, testimony to Senate Banking Committee

The Securities Act of 1933 created a serious obstacle to recovery, through its drastic regulation of the issuance of new securities by private enterprise. The Banking Act of 1933 created an additional impediment through the provisions of Section 16 prohibiting the national banks from participating in underwriting securities after June 16, 1934.

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George Houston, National Association of Manufacturers, Vice President

The national securities act of 1934, as proposed, would interfere in a vital way with the essential supply of capital to business.

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George Houston, National Association of Manufacturers, Vice President