What does SEC Gov mean?
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
What did the SEC do during the Great Depression?
The commission's purpose was to restore investor confidence by ending misleading sales practices and stock manipulations that led to the collapse of the stock market in 1929.
What is the SEC area of authority?
The SEC has been given broad jurisdiction to regulate all public securities markets and the financial reporting of public companies. Their authority covers anyone working for investment firms and public companies as well as the accountants providing services to these companies.