What are three primary roles of the SEC? How does the Sarban
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What are three primary roles of the SEC? How does the Sarbanes Oxley Act augment the SEC's role in managing financial governance? Do you think that businesses are more ethical after the passing of the Sarbanes Oxley Act? What examples are there to support you answer?
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What are three primary roles of the SEC? How does the Sarbanes Oxley Act augment the SEC's role in managing financial governance? Do you think that businesses are more ethical after the passing of the Sarbanes Oxley Act? What examples are there to support you answer?
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What are three primary roles of the SEC?
-- To protect investors: This is by far the most important role of the SEC, and has been extensively enforced post-Enron. The SEC is in place to protect investors, and to regulate the markets in an attempt to protect investors in every respect under their control.
-- To facilitate capital formation: This is done primarily through the use of information. The SEC oversees and regulates the information that is released by public companies. The investors and others in the public use the information released for financial decision making, which leads to investors putting more of their ...
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