Securities Regulators Go Big on Big Data

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): U.S. securities regulators are making greater use of big data, using economists and data-driven decisions to improve examinations, monitor market risks, complete stress tests and select enforcement cases.

“To be an effective 21st century regulator, the SEC is indeed using 21st century tools,” Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White said at a Practising Law Institute Conference in Washington D.C. on Friday.

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