William Donaldson Quotations

I anticipate that in January the commission will consider adopting rules that would require 'dollars and cents' fee disclosure to shareholders, coupled with more frequent disclosure of portfolio holdings information,

He said, if he were Grasso he would have given the money back,

I think that as I've asked the stock exchange several months ago, they're taking a good, hard look at the way their board is organized, I hope the way the compensation structure is organized, ... We'll see what they come up with.

Those offices have not been sitting on their hands.

You can go on and on and on, talking and arguing about it. But at some point, you have to say, there are charges and we'll make the charges,

That's very counterproductive. It's unfortunate. We're doing everything in our power ... to work with the state regulators.

was not a ploy to get a better offer.

We discussed the details of last night's NYSE board meeting, as well as what qualities and characteristics are essential for the acting chairman,

We are moving swiftly to complete the separation by the end of the year if possible, and to do so in a way that minimizes tax implications and delivers the most value to our shareholders.

We are (also) making steady progress on the planned sale of certain international operations. We expect to reach some final decisions in this area over the next few months.

These results, while disappointing, are in line with our announcement on July 18,

There can be no assurances that we will execute a definite agreement to sell these businesses to ING or what the terms of such an agreement would be,

This 'hard' four o'clock cutoff would effectively eliminate the potential for 'late trading' through intermediaries that sell fund shares,

The passage of this legislation will help the commission to continue its efforts aimed at increasing investor protection and restoring confidence in our markets.

I totally accept accountability for the performance at this company,

We don't want somebody else to do what we think we can do for ourselves, ... Having said that, we will always be open to any legitimate offer of interest.

We will be asking the NYSE some further questions, based on information we've received,

I am profoundly saddened and angered by the conduct that is alleged.