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‘A very strong and vocal regulator’: Biden taps Gary Gensler to lead SEC
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-01-13T21:47:00
Gary Gensler, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has been picked to be the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission by President-elect Joe Biden.
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