Wednesday, 17 Jun, 2026

The Consolidated Audit Trail: Evaluating the SEC’s Massive Expansion of Market Surveillance

In a move that has ignited a fierce debate over the balance between market integrity and personal financial privacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving forward with the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). This ambitious, highly controversial project represents one of the most significant expansions of federal data collection in the history of […]