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Enforcement Watch: May 2026

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A regular overview of notable enforcement cases and trends in the US.

Much was made of the SEC signaling its intent to pull back from its earlier aggressive enforcement posture and focus on principles-based enforcement based on actual harm and individual bad actors.

But within the securities industry, the self-regulatory organization FINRA has indicated that it will continue to enforce recordkeeping and