Securities Investor Protection Act
- Securities Investor Protection Act
The Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 codified at usc|15|78aaa through usc|15|78lll, established the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Most brokers and dealers registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 are required to be members of the SIPC.
The SIPC maintains a fund that is intended to protect investors against the misappropriation of their funds and of most types of securities in the event of the failure of their broker.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Securities Investor Protection Act — Federal law which established Securities Investor Protection Corp., which, though not an agency of the U.S. Government, is designed to protect investors and help brokers and dealers in financial trouble. 15 U.S.C.A. No.No. 78aaa et seq … Black's law dictionary
Securities Investor Protection Corporation — The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is a federally mandated non profit corporation in the United States that protects securities investors from harm if a broker/dealer defaults. Investors are not insured for any potential loss… … Wikipedia
Investor Protection Act — A component of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 designed to expand the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The act established a whistleblower reward for reporting financial fraud, increased liability … Investment dictionary
Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 — Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 / Sarbanes Oxley / SOX/ Sarbox / Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 A US statute which became law on 30 July 2002. The Act makes substantial changes to the regulation of the accounting… … Law dictionary
Securities Investor Protection Corporation - SIPC — A nonprofit corporation created by an act of Congress to protect the clients of brokerage firms that are forced into bankruptcy. Members to the SIPC include all brokers and dealers registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, all members … Investment dictionary
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — Full title An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail , to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers… … Wikipedia
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — Titre An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail , to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from… … Wikipédia en Français
National Information Infrastructure Protection Act — The National Information Infrastructure Protection Act (Pub.L. 104 294, 110 Stat. 3488, enacted October 11, 1996; H.R. 3723) was Title II of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, as an amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse… … Wikipedia
Securities regulation in the United States — is the field of U.S. law that covers various aspects of transactions and other dealings with securities. It includes both Federal and state level regulation by purely governmental regulatory agencies, most notably the Federal level United States… … Wikipedia
Securities Act of 1933 — Die Börsen und Aktiengesetze der Vereinigten Staaten sind die Gesetze, die die Einrichtung und den Umgang mit Börsen, Aktiengesellschaften, Aktien und sonstigen börsennotierten Finanzprodukten in den Vereinigten Staaten regeln. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
