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By the Numbers Navigating the New SEC Landscape What Institutional Investors Need to Know

Published

29 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

Geography

United States

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Read at labaton.com

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The SEC's enforcement activity and financial recoveries for harmed investors saw a significant decline in fiscal year 2025, driven by a strategic shift away from 'regulation by enforcement'. Consequently, private securities litigation is becoming the primary mechanism for institutional investors to address corporate misconduct and recover losses.

◆ The Wire takeaway

The SEC is deliberately doing less, leaving your investors to police corporate behaviour themselves. This makes aggressive private litigation your primary regulatory risk, especially around novel claims like 'AI-washing'.

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