SEC Operations

Atkins swearing in leaves one more Commission slot to be filled

Political leaders in Washington, D.C. are looking to persuade the SEC to reverse direction on many of the new rules created during the chairmanship of ...

Chair has asked Commission staff to evaluate whether the current AUM split between the SEC and the states reamains optimal

"I can’t help but consider them from the perspective of a retail investor .... What protections do they naturally assume they have based on crypto ...

"State regulation of crypto asset trading raises the potential for there to be a patchwork of state licensing regimes.  We should consider whether there may ...

"What can and should we do in the short-term and what should Congress consider in the longer-term to ensure there are no regulatory gaps, as ...

"The Division’s statement is not a definitive how-to guide for the come-in-and-register invitation that befuddled so many in recent years.[2] Rather, it is a small step ...

"Consideration should be given to whether additional ways to qualify as an accredited investor are appropriate"

"I would rather eliminate the distinction altogether, but what additional measures of sophistication would be appropriate to deem someone to be an accredited investor?"

Sources tell RCW that Elon Musk’s DOGE teams are poking around the Commission and that all staffers have been instructed to cooperate with them and ...