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Q&A with Susan Pecaro, SEC Women’s Committee
In honor of Women's History Month, the SEC is spotlighting Susan Pecaro, an assistant director in the Division of Enforcement and member of the SEC's Women's Committee.
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SECGov X Account
The SEC continues to coordinate with law enforcement authorities regarding the unauthorized access to its X account and is providing updates as appropriate on its website.

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Climate-Related Disclosures and The Securities and Exchange Commission

What does climate risk have to do with the Securities and Exchange Commission? Watch as Chair Gary Gensler describes the rules adopted by the Commission to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings.

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Through the goals laid out in its Strategic Plan, the SEC will continue to bring a skilled and steady hand to the capital markets of a changing world.
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The Ombuds will listen to your inquiries, complaints, and issues, review the information you provide, and help identify procedures, options, and resources. The Ombuds is also available to clarify certain SEC decisions, policies, and practices, and serve as an alternate channel of communication between retail investors and the SEC.

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Capital Raising

The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of Small Business Policy launched an expanded Capital Raising Hub, which includes all of the SEC’s small business educational resources for entrepreneurs and their investors.
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FinHub

The SEC’s FinHub facilitates our active engagement with innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs of financial technology.
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    Explore the fundamentals of capital raising with the SEC's Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation.

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      Money Market Fund Statistics

      Our Investment Management Analytics Office released an updated Money Market Fund Statistics report. The report reflects staff’s compilation and analysis of data reported to the Commission on Form N-MFP.

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      SEC Enhances Access to Financial Disclosure Data

      The SEC has released Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that aggregate financial statement data, making corporate disclosures quicker and easier for developers and third-party services to use. APIs will allow developers to create web or mobile apps that directly serve retail investors.