The staff of the
"It's likely that by the end of the year, the staff will recommend to the commission that the commission propose changes," Doug Scheidt, associate director in the SEC's office of investment management, said in an interview on Tuesday. This move, on the part of the SEC, is a reaction to the 2003 mutual fund trading scandals.
However, some investment advisors believe that if a rule like this comes into effect, the SEC will be overstepping its grounds.
"E-mail retention, production and surveillance guidance has not yet been resolved," SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins said in a speech on Tuesday. "We commissioners must ensure that it will be resolved in the near future."
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