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Currently, the SEC is organized as having five commissioners who are appointed by the President. The president appoints one of the commissioners as Chairman, and no more than three commissioners can belong to the same party. |
Currently, the SEC is organized as having five commissioners who are appointed by the President. The president appoints one of the commissioners as Chairman, and no more than three commissioners can belong to the same party. |
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== Related Legislation == |
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* [[1964]] - [[Securities Act Amendments]] PL 88-467 |
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* [[1968]] - [[Securities Disclosure Act]] PL 90-439 |
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* [[1975]] - [[Securities and Exchange Act]] PL 94-29 |
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* [[1980]] - [[Depository Institutions and Deregulation Money Control Act]] PL 96-221 |
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* [[1982]] - [[Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act]] PL 97-320 |
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* [[1984]] - [[Insider Trading Sanctions Act]] PL 98-376 |
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* [[1988]] - [[Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act]] PL 100-704 |
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* [[1989]] - [[Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement]] PL 101-73 |
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* [[1999]] - [[Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act]] PL 106-102 |
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* [http://www.sec.gov/ Securities and Exchange Commission website] |
* [http://www.sec.gov/ Securities and Exchange Commission website] |
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Revision as of 03:50, 26 October 2002
The Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC, is the United States governing body which has primary responsibility for overseeing the regulation of the securities industry. It was formed 1934 to enforce the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It removed regulatory authority from the Federal Trade Commission.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., President John F. Kennedy's father, to serve as the first Chairman of the SEC.
Currently, the SEC is organized as having five commissioners who are appointed by the President. The president appoints one of the commissioners as Chairman, and no more than three commissioners can belong to the same party.
Related Legislation
- 1964 - Securities Act Amendments PL 88-467
- 1968 - Securities Disclosure Act PL 90-439
- 1975 - Securities and Exchange Act PL 94-29
- 1980 - Depository Institutions and Deregulation Money Control Act PL 96-221
- 1982 - Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act PL 97-320
- 1984 - Insider Trading Sanctions Act PL 98-376
- 1988 - Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act PL 100-704
- 1989 - Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement PL 101-73
- 1999 - Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act PL 106-102