SEC and FDA Announce MOU to Bolster Cooperation and Ensure Market Integrity

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Food and Drug Administration today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to assist the agencies in carrying out their respective missions of ensuring the integrity of the financial markets and protecting public health. The MOU establishes a framework for the agencies to enhance cooperation in their regulatory and enforcement responsibilities in order to improve market oversight and compliance. Among other things, the MOU includes information-sharing protocols to facilitate the exchange of information between the SEC and FDA that is relevant to both agencies’ important missions. “FDA-related disclosures by public companies have a significant impact on our markets,” said SEC Chairman Paul S.