This is not true. The SEC routinely monitors risk management and compliance. Not all cases are generated by tips or complaints. That’s like saying the IRS only conducts audits with flagged companies or the FDA only investigates tainted agricultural products. You are making the role of the SEC way too simplistic and ignoring a whole function of SEC operations. They have a whole legal division that takes on these duties. The SEC ensures market regulation and oversight of financial securities. We use the EDGAR database all the time at work. They work with the Dept of Justice. The SEC is more complex than relying on consumer tips or complaints, the SEC is not the Better Business Bureau or Department of Consumer Affairs.
The SEC consists of five divisions and 23 offices. Their goals are to interpret and take enforcement actions on securities laws, issue new rules, provide oversight of securities institutions, and coordinate regulation among different levels of government.
“The SEC also serves as the first level of appeal for actions sought by the securities industry's self-regulatory organizations, such as
FINRA or the
New York Stock Exchange.
Among all the SEC's offices, the
Office of the Whistleblower stands out as one of the most potent means of securities law enforcement. Created as a result of the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the SEC's whistleblower program rewards eligible individuals for sharing original information that leads to successful law enforcement actions with monetary sanctions in excess of $1 million.”