US SEC announced its enforcement results for the 2023 fiscal year on its official website. The report shows that the SEC initiated a total of 784 enforcement actions, an increase of 3% from 2022. The enforcement actions resulted in fines totaling $4.949 billion, second only to the $6.4 billion in 2022, making it the second-highest in history. The SEC stated that "the 2023 fiscal year was a productive year for enforcement work." The cases it focused on investigating involved cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, false statements by listed companies, and market manipulation, among other areas.
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