Wednesday, August 26. 2020
SEC Closely Observing Impact of Hurricane Laura on Capital Markets
Organizations and investment professionals affected by Hurricane Laura are encouraged to contact SEC staff with inquiries:
- Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations staff in the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office (covering Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kansas) can be reached at (817) 900-2622 or gandym@sec.gov
- Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations staff in the SEC’s Miami Regional Office (covering Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico) can be reached at (305) 982-6300 or miami@sec.gov
- Division of Corporation Finance staff can be reached at (202) 551-3500 or via online submission at www.sec.gov/forms/corp_fin_interpretive
- Division of Investment Management staff can be reached at (202) 551-6825 or imocc@sec.gov
- Division of Trading and Markets staff can be reached at (202) 551-5777 or tradingandmarkets@sec.gov
- Office of Municipal Securities staff can be reached at (202) 551-5680 or munis@sec.gov
Contact information for other regional offices can be found at https://www.sec.gov/page/sec-regional-offices.
For those having difficulty accessing their securities accounts or with similar issues related to the storm, the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy can be contacted by phone at 1-800-SEC-0330 or email at help@sec.gov.
Investors should be cautious concerning Hurricane Laura-related securities scams. As a reminder, the background information of anyone offering an investment can be checked by using the easy, no-cost search tool on Investor.gov. The Division of Enforcement will prosecute those who try to defraud storm victims. Investors are encouraged to report any suspicious propositions at www.sec.gov/complaint/tipscomplaint.shtml.
Sources:
SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Laura on Capital Markets (sec.gov)