SEC files 348 enforcement actions in fiscal 2026 and scraps no-deny settlement rule
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The SEC's Division of Enforcement published its results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2026, the first full year under Chairman Paul Atkins. Beyond the headline totals, the release records structural changes: new working groups, an analytics office built around what the SEC calls Super Intelligence tools, the first Enforcement Manual overhaul since 2017 and the rescission of the long-standing settlement gag rule.
- The Commission filed 348 enforcement actions in fiscal 2026, including 235 standalone actions and 113 follow-on administrative proceedings, and instituted 13 trading suspensions involving suspected manipulation of Asia-based issuers.
- Monetary relief ordered totaled $1.095 billion, split between $752 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest and $343 million in civil penalties, with $235 million of disgorgement deemed satisfied by a separate non-SEC court action.
- The Commission rescinded Rule 202.5(e), ending the requirement that defendants settling an enforcement action agree not to publicly deny the allegations against them.
- The Division updated its Enforcement Manual for the first time since 2017, standardizing the Wells process and setting out its framework for evaluating cooperation and its effect on civil penalties.
- The whistleblower program received about 26,000 tips in fiscal 2026 and awarded more than $158 million to 65 individuals, the highest number of individual awardees since fiscal 2023.
Executive summary
The Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2026 reported enforcement results for the fiscal year ended September 30. The Division of Enforcement filed 348 enforcement actions, comprising 235 standalone actions and 113 follow-on administrative proceedings that sought bars or…
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https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-113-sec-announces-enforcement-annual-results-fiscal-year-2026Read by Regulus 11 Nov 2026 at 07:53 UTC
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