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Investment News writes on "Schapiro's endgame". It says, "
Mary Schapiro is nearly four years into her term as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. She may not see a fifth. Speculation is mounting inside the beltway that, regardless of who wins the November election, Ms. Schapiro is on her way out -- probably of her own accord." Mid-
way through the article, IN writes, "
The withdrawal of reform proposals for money market mutual funds last month, however, marked a new low for the SEC under Ms. Schapiro. She not only lost a lengthy, high-
profile battle with the fund industry but managed to alienate a key ally, Democratic commissioner
Luis Aguilar, in the process." The piece quotes former SEC staffer
Lynn Turner, "
She tried to turn the heat up on Aguilar and all she did was make him mad. I don'
t disagree with the changes she was proposing, but she misplayed her hand badly." The article adds, "
Although another financial regulator may take up the matter, the events were a blow for the chairman and the SEC." It quotes former SEC Chairman
Harvey Pitt, "
It doesn't serve anyone's purpose to have the agency appear to be dysfunctional.... It wasn'
t one of the SEC'
s better days."