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SEC Response to COVID-19

See this quick reference guide for investors and market participants and an overview of selected SEC response efforts to COVID-19.

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The SEC protects investors, promotes fairness in the securities markets, and shares information about companies and investment professionals to help investors make informed decisions and invest with confidence.

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Public and Private Sector Experts Collaborate at Annual Forum

Check out the event highlights, including spotlight discussions featuring women-owned, minority-owned, rural and other small businesses and investors, as well as keynote addresses from well-known leaders in the entrepreneurial community.

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SEC Celebrates Pride Month

The SEC’s LGBT Committee and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion organized several virtual events for agency staff to learn about the positive impact of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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Get the Full Report

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy's new public service campaign encourages investors to use the free tools and unbiased information on Investor.gov to check the background of an investment professional and to learn more about investing wise

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Regulation BI, Form CRS and Related Interpretations

Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS and Related Interpretations

The SEC adopted a package of new rules designed to enhance the quality and transparency of retail investors’ relationships with investment advisers and broker-dealers. These include new Regulation Best Interest, the new Form CRS Relationship Summary, and two separate interpretations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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SEC Charges Alexion Pharmaceuticals With FCPA Violations
July 2, 2020
SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Staff Roundtable on Emerging Markets
July 1, 2020
SEC Updates Filing Threshold to Rule 17h Reporting Requirements for Broker-Dealers
June 29, 2020
Telegram to Return $1.2 Billion to Investors and Pay $18.5 Million Penalty to Settle SEC Charges
June 26, 2020
SEC Charges Issuer, CEO, and Lobbyist With Defrauding Investors in AML BitCoin
June 25, 2020

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Investor Alerts & Bulletins

The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issues Investor Alerts & Bulletins as a service to investors. Investor Alerts typically warn investors about the latest investment frauds and scams. Investor Bulletins tend to educate investors about investment-related topics including the functions of the SEC.

COVID-19 Related Early Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts—Be Careful of Fraudsters and other Bad Actors Targeting Your Retirement Savings
June 3, 2020
Frauds Targeting Main Street Investors -- Investor Alert
April 10, 2020
Investor Bulletin: Please Consider Adding a Trusted Contact to Your Account
March 4, 2020

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Ombudsman

The Ombudsman will listen to your inquiries, complaints, and issues, review the information you provide, and help identify procedures, options, and resources. The Ombudsman is also available to clarify certain SEC decisions, policies, and practices, and serve as an alternate channel of communication between retail investors and the SEC.

We Facilitate Capital Formation

FinHub

The SEC’s FinHub facilitates our active engagement with innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs of financial technology.

Small Business

Check out our new Small Biz site, with info to help companies that want to raise capital.

Remarks at the 38th Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Chairman Jay Clayton’s remarks at the event, held in Omaha, Nebraska, highlighted small businesses raising capital.
Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets
The SEC’s Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets provide a quarterly look at offerings that rely on the Regulation Crowdfunding

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Latest Federal Court Actions

Litigation Releases

Daniel Dirk Coddington, et al.Jul 2, 2020
Matthew Benjamin and Clear Solutions Group, LLCJul 1, 2020
Temenos Advisory, Inc., and George L. TaylorJul 1, 2020
Daniel C. UstianJun 29, 2020
Todd Lahr and Thomas MegasJun 24, 2020

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Latest Administrative Proceedings

Administrative Releases

Franklin Advisers, Inc. and Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.Jul 2, 2020
Michael D. TannenJul 2, 2020
Gilla, Inc. and Evergreen-Agra Global Investments, Inc.Jul 2, 2020
ERBA Diagnostics, Inc. and Eternity Healthcare, Inc.Jul 2, 2020
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Jul 2, 2020

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We Regulate Securities Markets

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Tell us about your experience

Making Wall Street work for Main Street means getting your input. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to hear from you! We want your input on proposed rules and want to know what information is important to you, the investor.

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We Provide Data

Developer Resources

Check out updates on the SEC open data program, including best practices that make it more efficient to download data.

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Money Market Fund Statistics

Our Investment Management Analytics Office released an updated Money Market Fund Statistics report. The report reflects staff’s compilation and analysis of data reported to the Commission on Form N-MFP.

Latest Data Sets

Company Information About Active Broker-Dealers
This text file contains the Central Index Key (CIK) numbers, company names, SEC reporting file numbers, and addresses (business addresses are provided when mailing addresses are not available) of active broker-dealers who are registered with the SEC.
Updated July 2020
Information About Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
The Investment Adviser Information Reports' data is collected from electronic submissions of Form ADV by investment adviser firms to the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) system.
Updated July 2020

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Office of Structured Disclosure

The SEC's Office of Structured Disclosure is working to make financial reports more accessible and easy to use.