With ambitious regulators at the head of some of the biggest watchdog agencies, 2023 was another big year for new rules for the industry.
The year saw the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and others propose and sometimes adopt regulations governing everything from cybersecurity, to the use of artificial intelligence and similar technologies, to working from home. As often happens when regulators push forward with ambitious plans, industry representatives were quick to complain that they were being asked to do too much in too little time.
But watchdog agencies showed little interest in relenting. Here are some of the biggest regulations and regulation-related topics taken up during the year: