The SEC's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting via videoconference to discuss matters relating to rules and regulations affecting small and emerging businesses and their investors under the federal securities laws.

Jan 23, 2025 · The federal securities laws empower the Securities and Exchange Commission with broad authority over all aspects of the securities industry. The SEC’s mission is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. The SEC has up to five Commissioners appointed by the President on the advice ...

At the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we work together to make a positive impact on the U.S. economy, our capital markets, and people’s lives. Since our founding in 1934 at the height of the Great Depression, we have stayed true to our mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has five Commissioners who are appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. Terms last five years and are staggered so that one Commissioner's term ends on June 5 of each year.

A search engine to find Central Index Key numbers assigned by the SEC to corporate or individual filers. Public Dissemination Service (PDS) An option to subscribe to a privatized system to receive a dedicated feed of all public EDGAR filings.

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securities of municipal, state, and federal governments. By exempting many small offerings from the registration process, the SEC seeks to foster capital formation by lowering the cost of offering securities to the public. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With this Act, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Aug 14, 2024 · The SEC rulemaking process under the federal securities laws is designed to solicit significant public input and undergo rigorous analysis before any regulatory change takes effect. A need for rulemaking can be identified internally by the Commission or its staff, or externally by Congress, regulatory organizations, or the public.

Oct 10, 2024 · The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Chicago-based Cumberland DRW LLC with operating as an unregistered dealer in more than $2 billion of crypto assets offered and sold as securities, in violation of the registration requirements of the federal securities laws that are designed to protect investors. 10/10/2024: SEC v.

Jan 16, 2025 · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Organizational Study and Reform (PDF) Special Studies : Feb. 16, 2011: About the SEC s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy: Investor Publications : Feb. 14, 2011: Congressional Justification FY 2012 in Brief (PDF) Budget Reports : Feb. 1, 2011