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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? Should the SEC eliminate mark to market accounting in light of the conditions in our economy?

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What are three primary roles of the SEC?

The three primary roles of SEC are:

1) To make sure that securities markets operate in a fair and orderly manner,

2) Ensure that securities industry professionals deal fairly with their customers

3) Ensure that corporations make public all material information about themselves so that investors can make informed investment decisions.

Reference: http://stason.org/TULARC/investing/What-Every-Investor-Should-Know/The-Role-of-the-SEC.html

How does the Sarbanes Oxley Act augment the SEC's role in managing financial governance?

SOX augments the role of SEC in managing ...

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