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SEC Considers Implementing Confidential Filings to Protect ETF Innovation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is developing a more structured approval process for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amid the increasing number of new investment product filings.
Bloomberg analysts quoted Brian Daly, an official from the SEC's Division of Investment Management, stating that the regulator now receives about 200 ETF filings per month, including ETFs based on prediction markets.
According to Daly, the SEC is studying a more efficient and comprehensive approval mechanism. One option under consideration is allowing some ETF filings to be made confidentially.
The scheme aims to protect innovations developed by ETF issuers while preventing copycat filings by other companies before the product is officially announced to the public.
The surge in the number of ETF filings in recent years reflects the industry's high interest in new investment products, ranging from crypto ETFs, digital assets, to prediction markets. This situation has prompted the SEC to re-evaluate its approval process to remain efficient without compromising investor protection standards.