The 2020 Examination Priorities of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission were announced on January 7, 2020, and cover eight broad topics:
- Protection...more
2/1/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
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ETFs ,
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinTech ,
Innovation ,
Investor Protection ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Mutual Funds ,
OCIE ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Registered Investment Companies (RICs) ,
Retail Investors ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Stock Exchange
The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement (Division) released its Annual Report on November 25, 2019, summarizing the Division’s activities over the past year.1 In FY 2019, the CFTC filed 69 enforcement actions, down from 83 in FY...more
12/16/2019
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Bitcoin ,
CFTC ,
CFTC Enforcement Manual ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer Protection Rule ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Derivatives ,
Disgorgement ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
False Reporting ,
Fraud ,
Individual Accountability ,
Integrity Policies ,
Investor Protection ,
Market Manipulation ,
Risk Management ,
Self-Reporting ,
Spoofing ,
Swaps ,
Whistleblowers
The Enforcement Division (Division) of the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Annual Report on November 6, 2019, summarizing the year’s enforcement activity. It was a record-setting year for the Division due to...more
12/3/2019
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Appointments Clause ,
Asset Management ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Executives ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investor Protection ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Restitution ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Whistleblowers
On November 2, 2018, the SEC Enforcement Division (“Division”) released its Annual Report summarizing the past year’s enforcement activity. In the 2018 fiscal year, the first full fiscal year that Stephanie Avakian and Steven...more
12/7/2018
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CEOs ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investor Protection ,
Personal Liability ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Retail Investors ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Reporting ,
Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD)
Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin, the new Co-Directors of the U.S. SEC Enforcement Division (“Division”), released a report on November 15, 2017, summarizing the Division’s enforcement activity for the fiscal year ending...more
11/29/2017
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Asset Freeze ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disgorgement ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Excessive Fees ,
Fraud ,
Investor Protection ,
Investors ,
Penalties ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Pump and Dump ,
Retail Market ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
A recent report by the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber Report) regarding the enforcement program of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) identified...more
10/26/2015
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Administrative Proceedings ,
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Broken Windows ,
Capital Formation ,
Capital Markets ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Competition ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Forum Selection ,
Injunctions ,
Investor Protection ,
OCIE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wells Notice