The co-director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement will step down from his post next week, after three years on the job.

Steven Peikin
Steven Peikin

Steven Peikin, who served alongside co-director Stephanie Avakian since joining the SEC in June 2017, will leave the agency on Aug. 14. Avakian will remain as director.

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