The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) yesterday announced its 2016 priorities.  Like last year, the priorities are organized around three thematic areas:

  1. Retail investors, including investors saving for retirement;
  2. Market-wide risks; and
  3. Data analytics

The priorities can be found here: http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ocie/national-examination-program-priorities-2016.pdf.