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COVID-19 Quick Reference Guide for Investors and Market Participants

The SEC remains fully operational and committed to our tripartite mission to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. Here is a quick reference guide to actions taken by the SEC for various market participants.

Enforcement Senior Counsel Jamie Davidson (center) talks with some attendees during the Chicago Regional Office’s military outreach presentation at Naval Station Great Lakes, the Navy’s largest training installation.

Military Outreach Initiative

Members of the SEC’s Chicago office visited the Navy's largest training installation as part of a military outreach initiative announced last year by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton.

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Capital Formation Proposal

The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation provides an overview of the SEC’s proposed rule on facilitating capital formation and expanding investment opportunities by improving access to capital in private markets.

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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 Small Business Advocate to Host Virtual Coffee Breaks Discussing Small Business Capital Raising
March 31, 2020
SEC Announces Ad Hoc Meeting of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee in Response to COVID-19 Challenges Faced By Small Businesses
March 31, 2020
SEC Awards $450,000 to Whistleblower
March 30, 2020
SEC Provides Additional Temporary Regulatory Relief and Assistance to Market Participants Affected by COVID-19
March 26, 2020
SEC Extends Conditional Exemptions From Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies, Funds, and Investment Advisers Affected By Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
March 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.

Investor Bulletin: Please Consider Adding a Trusted Contact to Your Account
March 4, 2020
Look Out for Coronavirus-Related Investment Scams - Investor Alert
Feb. 4, 2020
Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) – Investor Alert
Jan. 14, 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 to 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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Litigation Releases

Bryan Cohen and George NikasMar 30, 2020
Adam Matthew RootMar 26, 2020
David M. MahanMar 26, 2020
Bernard Findley and Halitron, Inc.Mar 25, 2020
Donald H. HunterMar 25, 2020

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Latest Administrative Proceedings

Administrative Releases

Donald J. FowlerMar 31, 2020
Augustine Capital Management, et al.Mar 30, 2020
Bryan CohenMar 27, 2020
Benjamin KirklandMar 27, 2020
Endless Charge, Inc.Mar 27, 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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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

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 March 2020
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 March 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.