02.24.2014

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Articles

In this article, Pravin Rao, Jose A. Lopez, Travis Exstrom and Jalina Joy Hudson highlighted the SEC's enforcement priorities in 2014, as presented at "The SEC Speaks" conference held in Washington, DC, from February 21-22, 2014. From the outset, it became clear that the SEC is eager to complete and move past its extensive rulemaking responsibilities under the Dodd-Frank Act and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, and to use the resulting enhanced statutory regime to keep pace with an ever-changing market. To compensate for staff and financial resources that the SEC claims are already stretched thin, it expects data analytics tools to enhance nearly every aspect of its operations in 2014. This includes relying on the new Market Information Data Analytics System (MIDAS) and improved statistical analysis of market participant data.