Late last night, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Mary L Schapiro as the new Chairman of the SEC. Her confirmation comes less than a week after her confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Banking Committee. She will replace outgoing Christopher Cox who resigned from the Commission earlier this week.
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