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    SEC's Piwowar Takes Another Shot at 'Flawed' Enforcement Statistics

    2015-11-19T10:15:00Z

    In a speech this week, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar took another swipe at the SEC's enforcement statistics, jokingly comparing them to financial statements in a "world where GAAP or other reporting standards did not exist."

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    SEC’s Financial Reporting Cases, Overall Activity Surge in FY 2015

    2015-10-28T10:15:00Z

    SEC Fiscal Year 2015 enforcement results revealed that for the year ended Sept. 30, 2015, the Commission filed a record-high 807 enforcement actions and obtained orders totaling approximately $4.2 billion in disgorgement and penalties. Of these 807 enforcement actions, 507 were “independent actions,” with the other 300 actions being either ...