SEC’s New Enforcement Director Joins Agency Amid ‘Significant Course Correction’

The Securities and Exchange Commission is bringing fewer cases, resulting in lower penalties, and asking Congress for a double-digit funding cut.

SEC taps Gibson Dunn attorney to be new enforcement director

Woodcock will replace Margaret Ryan, who resigned six months into the job after clashing with agency leadership over the ...
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Takeaways for SEC enforcement: Looking back at FY 2025 and the first six months of Chairman Atkins

October 15, 2025 - As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) transitioned to the new administration and the leadership of Chairman Paul Atkins earlier this year, two parallel ...
Accounting Today

SEC charges ADM $40M for accounting, disclosure fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged food processing company Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and its three former executives with accounting and disclosure fraud. Processing Content The SEC ...