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America's Main Street investors overwhelmingly trust their brokers, but nearly 4 in 5 say they'd have ‘no’ or ‘hardly any’ trust in a third-party to store and safeguard their personal and financial information.

Jun 16, 20202 min read

As COVID-19 Amplifies Cyberthreat, SEC Must Halt Collection of Retail Investor Data

ASA sends letter to House Financial Services Committee ahead of cyber hearing.

Jun 11, 20203 min read

An Open Letter To Advisors From the Chairman of the ASA

Every financial advisor in the country needs to be aware of a serious client privacy issue developing with the SEC.

May 18, 20203 min read

Lawsuit Filed Against SEC to Protect American Investor Privacy

ASA launches MyDataMyVote.com, a nationwide grassroots movement mobilizing all Americans to help stop the collection of retail investor data

May 6, 20202 min read

ASA Statement on 10th Anniversary of the Flash Crash

America’s retail investors did not cause the flash crash, but 10 years later they have become a scapegoat for the SEC to justify the CAT

Mar 6, 20202 min read

As Cyber Threats Rise, SEC Should Halt Collection of Retail Investor Data

New report identifies increase in financially motivated cybercrime & growth of nation-state adversaries

Feb 10, 20202 min read

Chinese Military Indicted in Equifax Breach Shows SEC Must Act to Protect Investors

There is no compelling government reason for the SEC CAT database to expose American investors to identity theft

Nov 7, 20193 min read

ASA Calls on FSOC to Protect the Personal Data of Every American Investor

The selection of AWS as cloud service provider for the CAT is extremely concerning given AWS’ role in the recent data breach at Capital One

Oct 22, 20192 min read

Congress Must Hold SEC Accountable to Prevent Identity Theft

The NSA was hacked by the Chinese cyber army, so the idea that American investors should trust the SEC to protect PII is absurd.

Jul 3, 20192 min read

Op-Ed: The National Security Risk No One Is Talking About

The government’s responsibility to protect us from external threats is as important today as it’s ever been.

May 17, 20192 min read

ASA Calls on SEC Commissioners to Protect Americans From Identity Theft

The SEC can get the CAT up and running and better protect investors without sacrificing the identity and data privacy of the American people

May 9, 20192 min read

Senator Kennedy Stands Up to Protect Americans From Identity Theft

Senator Kennedy is a true champion for Main Street and we look forward to working with him to further protect American investors.

Apr 23, 20192 min read

ASA Applauds Congressional Action to Protect Main Street Investors From Identity Theft

America’s Main Street investors overwhelmingly oppose sending their personal information to a new government database ripe for identity...

Mar 15, 20191 min read

Congress Must Stop the Collection of Retail Investor Data

We will not support the CAT if it will collect and store the PII of millions of America’s retail investors, creating a target-rich...

Feb 25, 20192 min read

SEC Can Protect Investors Without Collecting Personally Identifiable Information

We stand with the overwhelming majority of retail investors who do not want to send their PII to the CAT and we look forward to working...

An overwhelming majority of Americans oppose sending their personal information to CAT, because trust is important.