Commissioner Peirce: the meaningless of enforcement numbers and penalty amounts
The SEC’s Enforcement Division issued its annual report this month, highlighting the Division’s activities in fiscal year 2018 from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective. Focusing on enforcement numbers and penalty amounts alone is meaningless, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said in recent remarks.
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