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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") recently released its enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2023 ("FY 2023"), which ran from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. ...more
On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual report of civil fraud recoveries for FY2023, along with a press release highlighting DOJ’s civil enforcement efforts. Our top ten observations from...more
On 20 July 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending March 2023 (the “Report”). The Report represents the first opportunity to assess progress made in the...more
The FCA released its 2022/23 Annual Report last week together with data on its key enforcement trends. We consider below some of the key takeaways....more
Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Revised Policy Statement on Enforcement, the Commission’s Office of Enforcement (OE) each year publishes “annual statistical reports” summarizing its...more
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong summarised enforcement trends and plans to further amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. On 9 November 2022, the Office of the Privacy...more
On November 15, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced its enforcement results for fiscal year 2022. Fiscal year 2022 was a significant year for the SEC as it levied over $6.4 billion in penalties and...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Enforcement (Division) published its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021 on Nov. 18, 2021. The Annual Report – the first issued under new Enforcement Director...more
On March 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual report to Congress regarding its administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The CFPB and the Federal Trade...more
The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement (the “Division”) released its Annual Report on December 1, 2020, which provides insights into the Division’s priorities in both the prior and coming years. ...more
The SEC’s Division of Enforcement issued its annual report on November 2, 2020. According to the report, fiscal year 2020 saw the SEC file a total of 715 enforcement actions, representing a whopping 17% drop from the 862...more
Who Needs to Know - Public companies and their directors and officers as well as brokers, dealers, investment advisors, investment companies and their associated persons....more
On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement staff published its annual enforcement report for fiscal year 2020. This has been an unprecedented year, including for the SEC’s...more
The Division of Enforcement published its 2020 Annual Report on November 2, 2020 (here). The Report contains the now familiar sections: A Message from the Director keyed to highlights; a review and discussion of key areas of...more
The FTC recently released its annual privacy and security report, providing a snapshot of the issues focused on in the previous year. These reports are often looked at as a signal for insights into the agency’s upcoming...more
The EEOC has released its annual report on the number of discrimination charges filed across the country. As has been seen over the last few years, the total number of charges continued to decline –72,675 in 2019 as opposed...more
A non-US-based investment and brokerage firm agreed to settle spoofing allegations by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission by payment of a US $700,000 fine. In accepting this settlement, the CFTC emphasized the...more
The CFTC Division of Enforcement filed its Third Annual Report at the end of November 2019, reviewing the fiscal year. The Report is the typical mixture of goals, statistics, analysis and initiatives. Overall it offers...more
The SEC Division of Enforcement’s 2019 Annual Report, released earlier this month, shows a continuing focus on activities involving blockchain and cryptocurrency, and its website shows an increase in cases since last fiscal...more
Earlier this year the SEC’s Enforcement Division published its annual report, reviewing FY 2019 which ended on September 30, 2019. As in the past, the Report reviewed not just the statistics from the year but also the entire...more
In March, OIG released its annual Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. MFCUs investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse and neglect and are jointly funded by the...more
This is the eighth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. ...more
On November 15, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its statutorily mandated fiscal year report to Congress covering the agency’s whistleblower program. The report, which covers the period...more
On November 2, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Enforcement Division issued its annual report (“Annual Report”) on enforcement efforts for its 2018 fiscal year. The SEC brought 821 enforcement...more
Earlier this month, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) issued its annual Performance and Accountability Report, which highlights the Commission’s enforcement activity over the...more