Cross-Border Coordination: How the SEC and FINRA Are Reasserting American Market Dominance

The formation of the SEC’s Cross-Border Task Force, announced in Press Release No. 2025-113, marks a defining moment in the intersection of market regulation, geopolitics, and enforcement. This initiative is not a narrow response to isolated misconduct. It reflects a broader realignment of U.S. regulatory posture, one that treats access to American capital as a privilege tied to national interest rather than a neutral financial transaction.