The SEC announced on January 17, 2025, that they have filed a total of 200 enforcement actions in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, including 118 standalone enforcement actions. The Division filed 75 actions in the month of October alone.
On August 14, 2024, the SEC announced charges against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered broker-dealers and investment advisers for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications.
On November 14, 2023, the SEC released its FY 2023 Enforcement Results. In FY 2023 results, the SEC included how many enforcement actions and standalone enforcement actions were filed along with the price of penalties, disgorgement, and amount returned to harmed investors.
On September 5, 2023, the SEC charged private equity firm Prime Group Holdings LLC with “failing to disclose millions of dollars of real estate brokerage fees” that a fund managed by the firm paid to the firm’s affiliate.