WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained record monetary sanctions in the latest fiscal year, as Chairman Gary Gensler focuses the agency’s enforcement strategy on high-profile cases and steep penalties for alleged misconduct.
Mr. Gensler said Wednesday the agency raked in $6.4 billion in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, his first complete fiscal year on the job. That beat the previous record, set in fiscal 2020, by nearly 40%.
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