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ARTICLE · 17 JANUARY 2017

SEC Makes Two Appointments To Risk And Examinations Office

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In a pair of appointments, the SEC named Timothy Husson as associate director in the Division of Investment Management's Risk and Examinations Office and Sara P. Crovitz as deputy chief counsel...

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In a pair of appointments, the SEC named Timothy Husson as associate director in the Division of Investment Management's Risk and Examinations Office and Sara P. Crovitz as deputy chief counsel and associate director in the division's Chief Counsel's Office. Husson will oversee the management and operations of data analysis and examination projects and initiatives related to the asset management industry and provide guidance on complex financial and quantitative issues as he leads the asset management monitoring program. Crovitz will assist the chief counsel in overseeing legal guidance under the Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts of 1940, focusing on strategic collaboration between the chief counsel's office and other offices within the Division of Investment Management and the SEC.

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