SEC Enforcement Results and Trends for 2015 and Outlook for 2016
In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has been vocal about its heightened policing efforts. Recently SEC Chair, Mary Jo White, has emphasized that “aggressive enforcement against wrongdoers who harm investors and threaten our financial markets remains a top priority, and we brought and will continue to bring creative and important enforcement actions across a broad range of the securities markets.”