SEC Enforcement Chief Flags 2 Top Risks in Private Credit and Retail Fraud

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 13

One week into the job, SEC Enforcement Director David Woodcock said stress in private credit and fraud targeting retail investors will be central enforcement priorities.
Woodcock told a Managed Funds Association conference in New York that the division’s focus will remain protecting investors and safeguarding markets from what he called real harm.
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