SEC Office of the Investor Advocate Delivers to Congress Report on Activities for Fiscal Year 2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate today delivered its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2025 to Congress, highlighting the initiatives and work of the office during the fiscal year. The report includes: An update on the office’s investor research activities, including the issuance of a working paper on accredited investors and their ownership of private market securities; A discussion of the office’s engagements with a broad range of investors, and the office’s collaborative efforts both within and outside the SEC to help amplify the voices of investors; A discussion of the office’s ongoing advocacy efforts with respect to private markets, disclosure, and the impact of certain rule proposals; A report describing the Ombuds Office’s efforts to assist investors, as well as the matters handled by that office during the fiscal year.