US SEC orders relief from audit-trail requirements
By Neil Roland ( September 30, 2025, 19:15 GMT | Insight) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission ordered relief for self-regulatory organizations such as Nasdaq and NYSE from some requirements of the agency’s central stock-trades warehouse, hoping to save tens of millions in annual operating costs. SEC Chair Paul Atkins said that over time, the costs of operating the Consolidated Audit Trail have “ballooned beyond belief.”The US Securities and Exchange Commission ordered relief Tuesday for self-regulatory organizations such as Nasdaq and NYSE from some requirements of the agency’s central stock-trades warehouse, hoping to save tens of millions in annual operating costs....
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