Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Strategic Plan for FY 2022 through FY 2026.
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Protecting the Investing Public; Maintaining a Robust, Relevant Regulatory Framework; Supporting a Skilled and Diverse Workforce
The United States has the largest, most sophisticated, and most innovative capital markets in the world. U.S. capital markets represent about 40 percent of the global capital market. Companies and investors access the U.S. capital markets at a higher rate than do market participants in other economies with their respective markets. For example, debt capital markets account for 80 percent of financing for non-financial corporations in the United States. By contrast, outside the United States, nearly 80 percent of lending to such firms comes from banks. U.S. capital markets continue to support American competitiveness on the world stage because of the strong investor protections the SEC offers.
The United States cannot take its remarkable capital markets for granted. New financial technologies continue to change the face of finance for investors and businesses. Global markets are inextricably linked, with money flowing between them in microseconds. While more retail investors than ever before are accessing U.S. markets, other countries are developing competitive markets.
