The Securities and Exchange Commission still has a long way to go in its quest to understand the causes of the financial crisis and from deterring those who commit wrongdoing.

The SECโ€™s current way of doing things is not tough enough, SEC Commissioner Louis Aguilar told an audience of compliance and risk officers during Compliance Weekโ€™s annual conference in Washington D.C. this week. While problems in the market are โ€œseamlessly connected, regulatory oversight is piecemeal,โ€ he said.