WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been handling a surge in tips, complaints and referrals that have come into the agency since mid-March, an agency official said on Tuesday.
The agency has received over 4,000 such tips since mid-March, representing a 35% increase over the same period a year ago, Steven Peikin, co-director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, told attendees of a virtual conference.
(Reporting by Chris Prentice; Editing by Chris Reese)
