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SEC Establishes Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit in Enforcement Division

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:39:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - August 5, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is establishing a new specialized unit within the Division of Enforcement to provide the dedicated expertise, focus, and capacity to pursue accounting and financial reporting fraud cases as well as general misconduct in the accounting and auditing areas. The Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit will work in close collaboration with staff across all relevant SEC...

SEC Announces Continuation of Small Business Advisory Committee Meeting

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:14:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 30, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee meeting held on July 21, 2026, will reconvene August 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET, virtually, on SEC.gov. The committee will continue its exploration into modernizing public market access and encouraging IPOs and small public company capital formation - including consideration of policy recommendations to reduce...

Small Business Forum's Report to Congress Highlights Recommendations to Improve Capital-Raising Policy

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:13:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 27, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission released a report to Congress today highlighting policy recommendations from the SEC’s 45th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The report provides a summary of the forum proceedings, policy recommendations developed by participants for changes to the capital-raising framework, and the Commission’s responses to those recommendations. The forum took...

SEC Announces Roundtable on Preparations for 24-Hour Trading

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:14:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on Sept. 17, 2026, to discuss moving towards 24-hour trading in the U.S. equity markets, including preparations to support overnight trading, operations and resiliency in a 24-hour market, and opportunities and challenges for expansion. “We are moving towards a new day – and night – in the U.S. equity markets,” said SEC Chairman Paul S....

SEC Announces Departure of Principal Deputy Director of Enforcement Sam Waldon

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:35:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 22, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Sam Waldon, Principal Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement, will depart the agency on July 31, 2026, after more than 14 years at the SEC. He will be succeeded as Principal Deputy Director by Osman Nawaz, who previously served with the SEC from 2010-2024 before rejoining the agency last month. “Sam’s contributions to the SEC and the Division of Enforcement...

SEC Office of Municipal Securities Updates FAQs for Registration of Municipal Advisors

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:25:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 10, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities today announced it has updated its Registration of Municipal Advisors FAQs webpage to offer more clarity on municipal advisor registration and recordkeeping requirements. The update offers more clarity to: Public-private partnership (P3) market participants that are considering whether their activities require registration as a municipal...

SEC to Host Virtual Roundtable on Modernizing IPOs and Expanding Access to Public Markets

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:49:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 8, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Division of Corporation Finance will co-host a livestreamed discussion on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. to re-examine the IPO process and reassess the framework for how companies of all sizes access public capital. The event will bring together innovative practitioners and seasoned professionals to challenge...

SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Explore Modernizing Market Access

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:49:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 8, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 a.m. to explore ways to modernize public market access and encourage IPOs and small public company capital formation. The meeting will be open to the public and held at the SEC’s headquarters at 100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. The discussion will be streamed live...

SEC Forms New Retail Fraud Working Group

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:06:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 7, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of the Retail Fraud Working Group designed to strengthen the Division of Enforcement’s efforts to identify and combat fraud targeting everyday investors. The Retail Fraud Working Group will leverage staff and resources across the Commission to identify fraud and other misconduct targeting retail investors, including offering frauds, pump-and-dump...

SEC Names Paul Knight as Chief Operating Officer

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:21:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 6, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Paul Knight has been named as the agency’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, Mr. Knight will oversee the SEC's operational and administrative functions, including the agency's Office of Human Resources; Office of Acquisitions; Office of Financial Management; EDGAR Business Office; Office of the Chief Data Officer; Office of the Chief Risk Officer, and Office of...