SEC Seeks Public Comment on the Consolidated Audit Trail and Other Audit Trails and Data Sources
Why this matters
This regulatory update from the SEC is relevant for capital markets participants, particularly broker-dealers and asset managers, as it seeks public comment on the Consolidated Audit Trail and other data sources used for market surveillance and reporting. The update indicates potential changes to existing audit trail requirements, which would be of medium urgency for the affected firms.
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What the SEC said
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a concept release soliciting public comment in support of a comprehensive review of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) and other audit trails and related data sources currently used in the regulation of…
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Context
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — Primary regulator of US securities markets. We track 295 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Market Abuse / Surveillance, Reporting & Disclosure, Capital Markets & Trading and Investment Management.