New Brattle Report Highlights Sharp Second-Half Decline in FY25 SEC Enforcement

New Brattle Report Highlights Sharp Second-Half Decline in FY25 SEC Enforcement

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new report by Brattle Senior Associate Adrienna Huffman and Principal Jan Jindra, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated 506 enforcement actions in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which runs…

Five SEC Enforcement Trends in 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement program has entered a new era in 2025—less Fearless and more Folklore. As Taylor Swift might put it, the agency seems to have settled into its All Too Well phase—more introspective, deliberate and mindful of lessons learned. Under Chairman Paul Atkins, the Commission is operating with fewer staff and lower caseloads, focusing on cases that clearly involve fraud, market abuse or investor harm. …