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Date April 27, 1988 Report No. T-GGD-88-33 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Developments Since the Market Crash of October 1987

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 EDT Wednesday April 27, 1988 Testimony Developments October 1987 Since the Market Crash of Statement of Charles A. Bowsher Comptroller General of the United States Before Senate Nutrition United the Committee on Agriculture, and Forestry States Senate GAO/T-GGD-88-33 GAOForm 160((:2/87; Mr. Chairman We are pleased...
Date April 27, 1988 Report No. T-GGD-88-33S Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Developments Since the Market Crash of October 1987

, ‘ GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 EDT Wednesday April 27, 1988 Developments October 1987 Since the Market Crash of Summary Statement of Charles A. Bowsher Comptroller General of the United States Before Senate Nutrition United the Committee on Agriculture, and Forestry States Senate ~llllll IIIIll 1 i 135658 j Mr. Chairman pleased and crash and Members to self last be he...
Date April 14, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-41 Title

Leverage Contracts: Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Regulation of Leverage Contracts

. United States Generai Accounting Office Oversight and Investigations, Cpmmittee~ on Energy and Commerce,House of Representatives @ Chairman, Subcommitteeon ,I,, Report to th6 LEVERAGE CONTRACTS Commodity IFutures Trading Commission’ s Regulation of Leverage Contracts IIlllllllllll ll 135816 IIUI GAO United Statea General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-22...
Date March 4, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-48FS Title

Securities Regulation: Hostile Corporate Takeovers: Synopses of Thirty-Two Attempts

Y * United States General Accounting I-ssq Office / . ‘ GAO Marc+ 1988 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives / I SECURITIES REGULATION Hostile Corporate Takeovers: Synopses of Thirty-Two Attempts . * P ““““,I. ““.“_1-“1”“1 _ __-111 --_I ----- l-“,-l---ll--_-l ---- -~ - --_- ~ --....
Date Feb. 29, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-55FS Title

Financial Markets: Issuers, Purchasers, and Purposes of High Yield, Non-Investment Grade Bonds

f. United States General Accountingoilllce GA!!!! February 1988 Fact Sheet for Congressional Committees - FTNANCIAL MARKElTS Issuers,Purchasers, and Fkrposes of High Yield, Non-Investment Grade Bonds 04\3\a GAO/GGD-fXtS5FS GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-230424 February 29, 1988 The Honorable William Proxmire Chairman, Committee on B...
Date Feb. 5, 1988 Report No. T-GGD-88-10 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Preliminary Observations on the Market Crash of October 1987

Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Friday February 5, 1988 For Preliminary Observations Crash of October 1987 on the Market Statement of Richard L. Fogel Assistant Comptroller General, General Government Programs Before the Committee on.Banking, United States Senate Housing and Urban Affairs . Ill i 134976 Mr . Chairman before efforts October you to and Members today examine to discuss wha...
Date Feb. 3, 1988 Report No. T-GGD-88-8 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Preliminary Observations on the Market Crash of October 1987

. GA!0 -~~ --~ - United States~Generrsl Accounting OBlce !3iy q q4 Testimony * For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday February 3, Preliminary Crash of Observations October 1987 on the Market 1988 Statement of Richard L. Fogel Assistant Comptroller General, General Government Programs Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance Committee...
Date Jan. 26, 1988 Report No. T-OCG-88-1 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Preliminary Observations on the Market Crash of October 1987

United States General Accounting OffIce Testimony I r’ . For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday January 26, 'Preliminary Observations Markeg~,~ .-,y....*"l Crash of October 1988 on the 1987 Statement of Charles A. Bowsher Comptroller General of the United States Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Repres...
Date Jan. 26, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-38 Title

Financial Markets: Preliminary Observations on the October 1987 Crash

United Statea rieneral Accounting Uhice GAO. ’ January 1988 - Report to Congressional Requesters FINANCIAL MARKETS Preliminary Observations on the October 1987 Crash II ad, GAO/GGD-@= *. -. . Comptroller General of the United States B-229471 January 26, 1988 The Honorable Edward J. Markey Chairman, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Represent...
Date Dec. 18, 1987 Report No. GGD-88-8 Title

U.S. Government Securities: An Examination of Views Expressed About Access to Brokers' Services

. ..- 1 , United S ta te s G e ieial A c c o u n tin g O ffice - . .- 1 GA6 December 1987 R e p o rt to th e C o n g ress * j ! U. S.GOVERNMENT S E C U R ITIE S A n E x a m in a tio n o f V ie w s E x p r e s s e d A b o u t Access to B rokers’ S e rvice s -. . ” . ’ . I m Comptroller General of the United States B-221597 December 18, 1987 The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the H...
Date June 22, 1987 Report No. GGD-87-94FS Title

Securities Regulation: SEC Budget and Workload Statistics, FY 1979-1988

’. GAO Fact Sheet to ‘ Chairman, the bSubcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives June 1987 SECURITIES REGULATION SEC Budget and Workload Statistics, FY 19794988 :II\ II Ill Ml 133550 / I GAO/GGD-87-94FS 539Jb4 RELEASED . I GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 -_~~___ General Government Division B-227354 ...
Date Feb. 4, 1987 Report No. GGD-87-42 Title

U.S. Government Securities: Expanding Access to Interdealer Brokers' Services

lJnited -l_____,,l_____________I___._.______ ..-- .._-.--,-.-.--.-.k.---,-States General Accounting .^l .-__- l-l-. QflRce GAO Hearing February 1987 Government Securities: Expanding Access to Interdea3er Brokers’ Services Transcript of a Hearing Held Jointly by GAO, the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, and the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 1987, Washing...
Date Jan. 1, 1987 Report No. 135064 Title

Special Publications: Comptroller General's Annual Report 1987

Messag6 From the Comptroller General wo hundred years ago, the Pounding T Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to consider revisions to the Articles of Confederation, the basis for the existing govermnent of the United States.At that time, the nations poor financial conditiontrade imbalances, deficient domestic and international-credit, the lack of a national currency and banking system, and other ...
Date Dec. 11, 1986 Report No. T-GGD-87-2 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Insider Trading in the Securities Markets

‘ . +I .’ / United States Gene Accounting O ffice /31767, GAO __. For Release on Delivery Esrpectedat lo:00 a.m. EST Thursday December l&J l.386 Testimony i Insider Trading in the Securities Markets statement of W illiam J. Anderson, Assistant General GoverrmentPrcgrams Cmptroller General Before the Subxmnittee on Oversight and Investigations Ckxmnittee on Energy and Ccxtmerce House of Represe...
Date Oct. 20, 1986 Report No. GGD-87-15BR Title

U.S. Government Securities: Questions About the Federal Reserve's Securities Transfer System

, c I * I’* :. Unitetd States General Accounting Ofike tx552 GAO October 1986 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Committee on Banking, Finance and ‘Urban Affairs, House of Representatives , U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Questions About the Federal Reserve’s Securities Transfer System 131352 u37084 GAO/GGD-87-15BR , . r, I ’ . .‘, GAO United States Gen...
Date Oct. 9, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-87-2 Title

ADP Acquisition: SEC Needs To Resolve Key Issues Before Proceeding With Its EDGAR System

.’ G.0 I., Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Com.mittee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives United StathGenelal Accounting Office 1986 I3f5Q October ADP ACQUISITION SEC Needs to Resolve Key Issues Before Proceeding With Its EDGAR System jQ?STRICTEID-- Not to be released outside the f&mm3 ~vept on 2x3 basis of cpeeifie Accounting Officafi iiapproval...
Date Sept. 30, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-83 Title

Securities Regulation: Securities and Exchange Commission Oversight of Self-Regulation

United States General Accounting Office . Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee & ~ Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives September 1986 SECURITIES REGULATION Securities and Exchange Commission Oversight of Self-Regulation GAO/GGD-M-W 53053 ( . . > GAO united states General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 201348 General Go...
Date Sept. 29, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-147FS Title

U.S. Government Securities: Dealer Views on Market Operations and Federal Reserve Oversight

Policy, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Howe of. Representatives September 1986 U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Dealer Views ‘On Market Operations and Federal Reserve alersight ’ GAO United States General Accounting Offrce Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-221597 September 29, 1986 The Honorable Walter E. Fauntroy Chairman, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Polic...
Date Sept. 29, 1986 Report No. 131128 Title

Financial Institutions: The Treasury Securities Market and Primary Dealer System

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1986 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM ASSISTANT J. ANDERSON COMPTROLLER GENERAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MONETARY POLICY OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE TREASURY SECURITIES MARKET AND PR...
Date Aug. 26, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-106BR Title

SEC Enforcement Program: Information on Productivity Statements and Cases Closed Without Action

. , United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Governruent Division B-217030 August 26, 1986 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcomittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: (GAO) has In response to your request, the General Accounting Office been evaluating vaGious aspects of the Securitie...
Date Aug. 20, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-80BR Title

U.S. Treasury Securities: The Market's Structure, Risks, and Regulation

VI I---. ‘“1 United States General Accounting OfRice L30735 Briefing Report to the Chairhan, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Committee on Banking, F’inance and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives Augusit 1986 U.S.TREASURY SECURITIES The Market’s Structure, Risks, and Regulation I III II Ill (I I I 1lllll! 130735 / GAOJGGD-86-80BR 03G399 - (30735 , . i I General Government Div...
Date July 16, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-97FS Title

Securities Regulation: SEC Enforcement Efforts in 1978 and 1985

United States G&e& Accounting OfAce Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Sllnbcommitte&on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Rep:?esentatives July 1986 13077ci ’ ;~~ SECURITIES REGULATION SEC Enforcement Efforts in 1978and 1985 I I IIIIIIII Allll 130779 I I Not ~~%'I'R~CTED--- to be releasedmtslde the &Xl0r~ ir speciflo Acqountlng Office CXCP~~ -* approvsl ST” “...
Date May 15, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-26 Title

Securities and Futures: How the Markets Developed and How They Are Regulated

United States General Accounting Office GAO L_ May 1.7. IUHIi I Staff Study - -- SECURITIES AND FUTURES How the Markets Developed and How They Are Regulated 035J+w5 GAO/GGD-86-26 5219779 Preface Since their regulation was designedin the 193Os, securities and futures markets have continued to evolve. This evolution has been influenced b; changesin the economic environment, government policies, tech...
Date May 12, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-63 Title

Functional Regulation: An Analysis of Two Types of Pooled Investment Funds

United Statea General Accounting oiyice 343w - Report to Members of Congress . May 1986 FUNCTIONAL REGULATION: An Analysis of Two Types of Pooled Investment Fbnds GAO United States General Accounting Washington, General Offlce D.C. 20548 Division Government B-212014 May l&l986 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Committee on Banking, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Housing The Honorable Ferna...
Date March 5, 1986 Report No. 129236 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Securities and Exchange Commission's Oversight of Securities Industry Self-Regulatory Organizations

United States General Accountins Washinqton, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M., EST MARCH 5, 1986 STATEMENT OF CRAIG A. SIMMONS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMERPROTECTTON, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION'S ...
Date July 9, 1985 Report No. 127376 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Regulation of the U.S. Government Securities Market

United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20551 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. JULY 9, 1985 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS I U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE REGULATION OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENTSECURITIES MARKET II . 127376 Mr. Ch...
Date March 25, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-28 Title

Financial Institutions: Statistics on SEC's Enforcement Program

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING Ol%lCE Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Oversight And Investigation Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives Statistics On SEC’s Enforcement On Program SEC is authorized by legislation to investigate suspected violations of the federal securities laws and, where warranted, to bring enforcement actions against suspected violators This report pres...
Date Sept. 28, 1984 Report No. HRD-84-60 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: The Department of Labor's Handling of the Investigation and Litigation of Alleged Abuses of the Southern Nevada Culinary Workers and Bartenders Pension Trust Fund

Report To The Chairman, Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate The Department Of Labor’s Handling Of The investigation And Litigation Of Alleged Abuses Of The Southern Nevada Culinary Workers And Bartenders Pension Trust Fund “Ttlr: Department of Labor’s investigation and Irtigation of alleged abuses of the Southrt:rn N~vadi~ Culinary Workers and Bar~r~nclers Pension Tru...
Date May 18, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-42 Title

Financial Institutions: SEC's Efforts To Find Lost and Stolen Securities

REPORT THEUS, BY Geneva1 AC ’ SEC’s Efforts Io Find Lost jK6d Stolen S&urities i‘ Each year about $1 billion in securities, such as stocks and bonds, are lost by or stolen from financial institutions and their customers. At Congress’diwction the Securities andExchange Commission (SEC) established a program requiring financial institutions to report lost or stolen securities to the SEC and ...
Date Oct. 31, 1983 Report No. 122731 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Comments on H.R. 2994

UNITED tXR!CES GENERAL AtXOUNTING OFFICE wN%lXXN, D.C. sTA!mmnoF F. KEVINBOUWD,SENICRASSOCIA!l'EDIRECBX REsamEs,-,ANDCDEVEWIPMENTDMSION BEFORETHE suBcoMMITl!EE mELFGY ON msERvATIoN AND Fa4ER ANDTHE EmBasMImEE ON ~CATIO,mmPIERBRcmCTIm ANDFINANCE CcElMITTEEoN-ANDUNITEDSTATESHCUSEOFREF%ESENI!ATIVES Mr.Chairman: We appreciate this opportunity to discuss proposed legislation (H.R. 2994) to nd the Fubli...
Date Aug. 30, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-118 Title

Energy: Analysis of SEC's Recommendation To Repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act

* @THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable Tom Corcoran House Of Representatives IRlllllllllll lllllIII1 Ill lllll Ill1 1111111111 lllll Lmll22440 OF THE UNITEDSTATES Analysis Of SEC’s Recommendation To Repeal The Public Utility Holding Company Act The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recommended to the Congress in December 1981 that the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ...
Date June 16, 1983 Report No. 121656 Title

Financial Institutions: Changes in the Financial Services Industry and Their Impact on Federal Regulation

1. . . , United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548FOR RELEASE ON‘ DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 a.m. JUNE '16, 1983 STATEMENTOF CHARLESA. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEEON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS ON CHANGESIN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY AND THEIR IMPACT ON FEDERAL REGULATION Mr. Chairman: I am especially most important to...
Date Feb. 18, 1982 Report No. 117522 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Commodity Futures Trading Commission

h. #II r’v ..I IT’=“. STATSS GENERAL ACCOUNTING 3FFZCE 2c545 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT l!J A.M. EST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1982 STATEMENT OF WASHINGTON, D.C. HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR coM~uNrrY AND Hc0~0MIc DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE COYMERCE, CONSUMER, AND MONETARY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE H!lUSE COMMITTEE ON ON GOVERNYENT OPERATIONS THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION...
Date April 2, 1981 Report No. 114789 Title

International Affairs: Comments on H. Res. 59

UNITED STATES GENER4L ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND FINANCE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE CONSUMER PROTECTION, DIVISION 114789 6 CON.ONRES. fl@ 4H. onb-h3 Mr. Chairman and Members the of the We appreciate...
Date March 6, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-17 Title

Financial Management: Securities and Exchange Commission Should Improve Procurement Practices for Market Surveillance System Development

*.I /i/\ / p-) L’ * BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman, Securities And Exchange Commission OF THE UNITED STATES Securities And Exchange Commission Should Improve Procurement Practices For Market Surveillance System Development The Securities and Exchange Commission’s procurement practices in developing an automated market surveillance system may have permitted one firm to gain a...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. 114272 Title

The Buyer Beware: Loss Through Investment

4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~ ' THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION * O F THE UNITED N. 0. STATES C. 20548 ~jy'W ASH INGTO /149/ / A /5 J/ Ag/fyesfi/afs DATE: d m FILE: B-199577 February 9, 1981 MATTER OF: DIGEST: Optimum Systems, Inc. Protest to GAO is untimely when not filed within 10 working days of initial adverse action on protest to agency or, alternatively, when apparent impropriety is not pro...
Date Nov. 21, 1980 Report No. AFMD-81-2 Title

Financial Management: Millions in Stock Funds Mismanaged at Defense Personnel Support Center

A, , -w Q BY THEC0MP.r %3LLERGENERAL mrt To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Mi/lions In Stock Funds Mismanaged At IDefense Personnel Support Center The Defense Personnel Support Center, a major Depaiitment of Defense supply center, lost control o!f hundreds of millions of dollars in stock fund4 The Center made adjustments of about $566imillion in an attempt to correct its financial records but the...
Date Sept. 2, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-81 Title

Financial Management: Opportunities for Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Process for Reviewing Reports

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC0t3hlTING OFWE WASHINGTON, TILL 20548 DIVISIOW GENERAL OF FINAPKXAL MANAGLMENT AND STUDIES SEPTEMBER 2,198O 13-199434 The iionorable Harold Chairman, Securities Commission near Mr. M. Williams and Exchange 'i 0 ,,@I I pzcc Williams: Opportunities for Improving the Quality c and Efficiency of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Process for Reviewing Reports (FGMSD-80-8...
Date June 20, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-88 Title

Employer Stock Ownership Plans: Who Benefits Most in Closely Held Companies?

rt To The Committee On Finance United--. ,/-‘\ “y”~ States Senate -- / \ I-. I r--- UWED STATES L.-l’ -. Employer Stock Ownership Plans: Who Benefits Most In Closely Held Companies? This report highlights problems in Employee Stock Ownership Plans of closely held companies which favor the company and adversely affect participants. These problems relate to the valuation, marketability, and ...
Date May 16, 1980 Report No. 089267 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Preventing Investors From Being Defrauded When Buying Securities Sold in Transactions Claimed To Be Private Sales

UNITED,STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO P.M. EST FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1980 STATEMENT OF WILBUR D. CAMPBELL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT STUDIES DIVISION BEFORE THE ) SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES...OF. THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKI-NG, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS ON PREVENTING INVESTORS FROM BEING DEFRAUDED WHEN BUYIXG SE...
Date May 14, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-56 Title

Financial Management: Action Needed To Better Protect Investors From Fraud in Purchasing Privately Placed Securities

*. .. . I” ‘>, B’r’ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Action Needed To Better Protect Investors From Fraud In Purchasing Privately Placed Securities Investors are being defrauded of hundreds of millions of dollars--sometimes their life savings--by buying securities purported to be privately placed and therefore exempt from registration with the Securities an...
Date April 28, 1980 Report No. FGMSD-80-55 Title

Financial Management: Preliminary Information on Misuse of the Private Placement Exemption--Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933

*_a L RELEASED CMPTRCLLEK GENERAL WASH!NG?ON, OF TI+Z “0548 UNITED STATES 0 .C . Wet to be released out&de RESTRICTED Accounting Office except on the basis 6~f specifi by the Office of Congressional Reliations. B-198581 APRIL 28,198O &he Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes Chairman, Subcommittee on Securities Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: 'p7 5; ...
Date Sept. 19, 1979 Report No. FGMSD-79-59 Title

Financial Management: Improvements Needed in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Efforts To Establish a National Securities Market

IlllllllllllllIlllIlllllllllll LMI 10526 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Improvements Needed In The Securities And Exchange Commission‘s Efforts To Establish A National Securities MarkeT In 1975 the Congress directed the Securities to improve market operations by bringing about a national market for the trading of securities. GAO does not believe it is possible ...
Date Oct. 5, 1978 Report No. FGMSD-78-65 Title

Financial Institutions: Securities and Exchange Commission Should Strengthen Its Inspection Oversight of the National Association of Securities Dealers

REPORT BY THE OF THE UNITED STATES ll\ll1\11lllllllllll~ll I\111 IlNll~ llllllll III ~M107352 The Congress delegated regulation of the over-the-counter securities market to privately financed national securities organizations. The National Association of Securities Dealers is the only such organization which has registered with the Commission to date. GAO identified a number of weaknesses impairin...
Date Nov. 29, 1977 Report No. 094671 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 2176

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 I FCR RELEASE ON DELIVERY .Expected at 11:OO A.M. EST Tuesday, November 29, 1977 STATEMENTOF - ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE +.-, -" .-. C&h& f&24? COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE on 2176, A Bill to amend the Accounting and Auditing Act 19flto provide for the audit, by the Comptro...
Date Oct. 7, 1977 Report No. ID-77-18 Title

International Affairs: Controlling Foreign Investment in National Interest Sectors of the U.S. Economy

Date June 15, 1976 Report No. OSP-76-25 Title

Government Operations: Report on Oil Company Requests to Federal Regulatory Agencies for Waivers and/or Modifications to Regulations

WASWINGTCXJ. D.C. ZfSMJ Ame B-156603 15, 1976 The Honorable George f4iller The Honorable John Moss House of k?resentatives 4 .e pJ p$\\J~~~ \ llslllllllllllllllllllllu LM098147 Gentlemen: This is in resoonse to Comptroller General. Your on Outer Continental Shelf Intericr's ofi snore roysity tionship between rr,ajor oil the Federal Government. your letter of SeDterSer 9, 7975, to the letter asked ...