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.

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 ...

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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.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

4 | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission About the SEC The SEC is an independent federal agency, established pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, headed by a five-member Commission. The Commissioners are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The President designates one of the Commissioners as the Chair.