SEC Releases Data on Broker-Dealers, M&A Activity, and Business Development Companies
On June 26, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published three detailed reports providing updated data and analysis on broker-dealers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and business development companies (BDCs). These reports are part of the agency’s ongoing effort to enhance transparency and provide market participants with relevant data to support regulatory and commercial decision-making.
Big Data Is Watching You: How the SEC Uses Advanced Analytics to Uncover Violations
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has long stood as the vanguard of financial market integrity, but in recent years, it has transformed into a sophisticated data-driven enforcement machine. By leveraging cutting-edge analytics, the SEC has fundamentally reshaped the landscape of securities regulation, ensuring that the most complex and well-disguised violations come to light. From insider trading and market manipulation to cherry-picking schemes and misconduct in the trading of structured products, the SEC's methods have become simultaneously more advanced and more efficient, making noncompliance an exceedingly risky gamble.