SEC Puts Tokenisation and AI on Its 2027 Examination Watchlist

TL;DR: The SEC’s new examination priorities identify tokenisation and advanced technology risks among areas attracting supervisory attention in fiscal 2027. Tokenised securities are gaining room to develop in the US, but firms should not confuse that opening with an absence of supervision. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s October 23 examination-priorities announcement places tokenisation and emerging technologies among the risks its examination staff intend to monitor during fiscal 2027. The programme spans advisers, funds, broker-dealers, clearing agencies and other registered participants. Alongside conventional issues such as conflicts of interest, custody of customer information and operational resilience, it explicitly recognises the changing architecture of securities markets. AI and what the regulator calls super intelligence are included for their possible effects on compliance, fraud and market operations.

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