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> SEC set to see hundreds leave through buyout, retirement offers https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/sec-buyouts-retirem...

> US SEC buyouts hit legal, investment divisions hardest, data shows https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/secs-legal-in...

> SEC Formally Withdraws Fourteen Rule Proposals https://www.proskauer.com/alert/sec-withdraws-fourteen-rule-...

The actions generally do not seem to match the words, and seem to point to a general trend of deregulation and lack of oversight (as the administration has said they would do, and especially in the crypto space has essentially stopped prosecuting crimes)



Going up-thread, here's the original claim under contention:

>> will be to not be overseen by the SEC in some important capacity.

Your articles don't dispute this.

As for whether oversight will be "weaker" and more de-regulated, maybe.

1. There's a headcount reduction. At worst, there's a quote that some really experienced watchdogs are out the door. Hard to tell until we get outcomes.

2. As for withdrawal of proposals, look closer.

> Although most observers doubted that the current Commission would adopt these proposals

Which makes it sound like the proposals were just withdrawn for later submittal and new discussion. Footnote #1 goes into how this isn't really unprecedented, citing similar withdrawals (or resets) under the Biden admin.


Sure, I am just saying the comment about "hunting crooks more aggressively" seems to run counter to their anti-regulation stance, and their active lack of hunting crooks.




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