What the SEC Alternative Data Guidance Means for You

In recent years, the staffs of the Divisions of Examinations and Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been engaged in several efforts focused on alternative data. Join Akin Gump Investment Management partner Brian Daly as he explains what the SEC alternative data guidance means for you. While the alternative data discussion is brief, these findings are notable – and important – given the Division’s focus on alternative data in recent examinations and the SEC’s enforcement action against App Annie in 2021.