As of Jan. 20, 2017, a new administration took over the White House and Republicans control both Houses of Congress. This power shift raises a number of questions, not the least of which is, what will securities laws and securities law enforcement look like in the coming years? After eight years of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) being led by former enforcement regulators and criminal prosecutors, commentators assume that the administration change marks a pivot toward securities deregulation and reduced enforcement.
On Sept. 13, 2016, the House Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives formally released H.R. 5983, the “Financial CHOICE Act” (the CHOICE Act). The CHOICE Act has been touted as an alternative to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and offers one perspective on how securities regulation may take shape under the new administration.
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