SEC’s Office of Risk Assessment Looks to Ramp Up With “Seasoned Financial Experts”

The SEC’s seemingly “on again, off again” risk assessment efforts are back in the spotlight, as the SEC announced today that it is embarking on a new effort to attract industry professionals to the Office of Risk Assessment. The SEC announced a new “Industry and Markets Fellows Program” intended to help it “oversee complex industry practices and products in today’s markets.” Full details are available in this post on my Enforcement Action blog over at Compliance Week.