Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) : Basic Functions and Fairness and Adequacy Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fraud.

Investments.

Securities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Outlines financial safety net provided by the Securities Investor Protection Corp. (SIPC) for individual investors in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds held at securities firms, and examines related fairness and adequacy issues. Addresses policy issues highlighted by the Madoff fraud case, SIPC reforms in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Stanford investment fraud case, SIPC Modernization Task Force, and pending legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)

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