“Partners of Honest Business and Prosecutors of Dishonesty”: SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Remarks Before the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum

In fiscal year 2023, our staff once again “[did] not weary of the fight.”

We filed more than 780 actions, including more than 500 standalone cases. We obtained judgments and orders totaling $5 billion. Our work led to $930 million distributed to harmed investors.

These numbers, though, tell only part of the story. Our philosophy behind them tells a fuller one.

Again, I think of our enforcement program through five themes: Economic Realities, Accountability, High-Impact Cases, Process, and Positions of Trust.[

Source: “Partners of Honest Business and Prosecutors of Dishonesty”: SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s Remarks Before the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum