The regulator’s annual plan targets risks to investors and market operations, guiding compliance checks across its remit of more than 34,000 registered firms and other participants.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its fiscal 2027 examination priorities on October 23, putting advisers’ duties to clients, complex investments and firms’ operational safeguards among the areas marked for closer attention. The programme guides compliance checks across the Division of Examinations’ remit of more than 34,000 registered firms and other market participants.
The annual programme sets priorities for examining compliance with existing federal securities laws and regulations; it does not introduce new legal requirements. The SEC says the priorities reflect findings from examinations, market developments and investor concerns. Its announcement does not compare the list with the previous year’s priorities.
The division says the priorities are not exhaustive: examinations will continue to cover compliance across firms’ activities. It expects firms to maintain risk-based compliance programmes tailored to their businesses. During fiscal 2027, the division will continue assessing risks and may adjust its focus in response to market events, investor concerns, new technologies, products and services.
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