Nicolas Morgan

Dr. Jan Jindra and Dr. Adrienna Huffman, two former SEC financial economists now with the Brattle Group, dive into their new report, which analyzes the numbers behind the dramatic policy shift from the Gensler-led Commission to the new Atkins administration.

In this episode, hosts Tom Zaccaro and Nick Morgan are joined by four academic co-authors—Professors Eldar Maksymov, Phillip Lamoreaux, Nate Cannon, and Noah Myers—to discuss their new paper, "Is the PCAOB enforcement approach aligned with its mandate?". Based on in-depth interviews with 20 sanctioned auditors and 13 former PCAOB enforcement staff, they uncover a deeply flawed system perceived by outsiders and former insiders alike as "punitive" rather than protective.

Mohit Bhansali, founder and CEO of EquiDeFi, the platform powering the $500 million Los Angeles Times offering, joined ICAN’s Capital Ideas podcast to explain how media companies are emerging as facilitators of capital formation, why their campaigns are exposing a two-tier system, and how existing technology could finally democratize investing.