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SEC details 2026 compliance and oversight priorities

A security guard stands outside of the Security and Exchange Commission offices
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The 2026 priorities carry forward many of the themes from 2025, but the tone has shifted from early groundwork to more stringent expectations.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened its annual window into the machinery of financial oversight with the release of its examination priorities for 2026. The document offers more than a checklist.

It is an attempt to telegraph how the agency intends to police the increasingly complex ecosystem of