The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission needs to improve oversight of firms exempt from certain regulations, the agency's watchdog said, citing "numerous" cases in which companies violated conditions of the waivers.
SEC staff have "no formalized process" to track whether firms are complying with the conditions of their exemptions, Inspector General H. David Kotz said in a report posted today on the SEC's website. That may pose "substantial" risks "because exemptive orders and no-action letters allow industry participants to conduct activities that, without the relief, could violate the securities laws and regulations," Kotz said.
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