Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations

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The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations is a division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for conducting examinations of securities firms and other regulated entities to assess compliance with federal securities laws.

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Generate an image of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations is a division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responsible for conducting examinations of securities firms and other regulated entities to assess compliance with federal securities laws.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf division of a government agency ⓘ
regulatory oversight body ⓘ
appliesTo broker-dealers ⓘ
investment advisers ⓘ
investment companies ⓘ
registered entities under federal securities laws ⓘ
securities firms ⓘ
collaboratesWith Division of Enforcement of the SEC ⓘ
Division of Investment Management of the SEC ⓘ
Division of Trading and Markets of the SEC ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
employer SEC examination staff ⓘ
field compliance oversight ⓘ
financial regulation ⓘ
securities regulation ⓘ
goal to detect violations of securities laws ⓘ
to foster compliance with federal securities laws ⓘ
to prevent harm to investors ⓘ
industry securities industry ⓘ
jurisdiction federal securities markets of the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ⓘ
Investment Company Act of 1940 ⓘ
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ⓘ
federal securities laws of the United States ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversightOf broker-dealers registered with the SEC ⓘ
national securities exchanges to the extent of examination authority ⓘ
registered investment advisers ⓘ
registered investment companies ⓘ
self-regulatory organizations to the extent of examination authority ⓘ
parentOrganization SEC ⓘ
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
partOf regulatory program of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
purpose to assess compliance with federal securities laws ⓘ
to conduct examinations of regulated entities ⓘ
to improve compliance in the securities industry ⓘ
to promote investor protection ⓘ
regulates entities registered with the SEC for compliance examinations ⓘ
regulatoryScope federally registered securities market participants ⓘ
responsibility conducting cause examinations based on specific concerns ⓘ
conducting risk-based examinations ⓘ
conducting routine examinations of regulated entities ⓘ
identifying weaknesses in compliance programs of registrants ⓘ
making referrals to SEC enforcement staff when appropriate ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
uses risk-based methodologies to select examination targets ⓘ

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Division of Investment Management → collaboratesWith → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ⓘ
DERA → collaboratesWith → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the SEC ⓘ
linked to: Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
Division of Trading and Markets → worksWith → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ⓘ
Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission → oversees → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
Asset Management Unit → worksWith → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ⓘ
Trading and Markets Division → collaboratesWith → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ⓘ
Division of Examinations of the SEC → formerName → Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ⓘ