SEC Leadership Discusses Continuing Priorities

8 September 2017
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Key takeaways

  • Key SEC leaders spoke on a panel at NYU Law School about SEC enforcement priorities.
  • The leaders do not expect a major shift in enforcement or examination priorities, in spite of a renewed focus on retail investors.
  • The leaders expect the SEC to continue its focus on cybersecurity, hacking and intrusion cases, and to use new, data-driven examination and enforcement methods.
  • The SEC also expects to remain focused on individual accountability and FCPA cases.