Big data drives US regulator, says senior official

Advanced data analytics plays major role in SEC risk assessment

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Scott Bauguess, SEC

Big data will drive future enforcement and regulation, according to Scott Bauguess, deputy director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) analytics division.

Sophisticated data tools designed by the SEC's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (Dera) are increasingly used within the SEC to flag institutions for inspection, and are now as important as traditional tipoffs and referrals in the Commission's risk assessments.

"It is an amalgamation of all of these things. It's hard to

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