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Technologies: MMS, Mobile Applications, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Security, Mobile Social Networking, Mobile Spam, Operator Services, Smartphones, SMS
Regions: Americas, APAC, EMEA
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About SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is a United States government agency having primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry/stock market. The SEC was created by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as 15|78d and commonly referred to as the 1934 Act). In addition to the 1934 Act that created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other statutes.

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Christopher Cox is the current chairman of the SEC. He was appointed by President George W. Bush.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., father of President John F. Kennedy, to serve as the first Chairman of the SEC. For a full list of SEC chairs and commissioners, see: Securities and Exchange Commission appointees.

Quotes about SEC

  1. “ We are looking to launch multiple Android-based devices in the second half of this year with three partners. ”
    In T-Mobile to Launch Many Android Devices Later This Year
  2. “ Multiple security vulnerabilities exist in the PDF distiller of some released versions of the BlackBerry Attachment Service. ”
    In RIM Issues Patch For BlackBerry Vulnerability

  1. Mentioned In 3 Articles

  2. Mobile Security Market to Exceed $4 Billion by 2014

    Explore Article cellular (Jan 19 2010) Mobile Security

    ...ial security numbers have to comply with several regulatory requirements (such as HIPAA, GISRA, and SEC) for protecting data, wherever it is stored. Future handsets will come with pre-loaded anti-virus s... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   ABI Research   SEC

  3. Twitter, Peek Launch Co-Branded Mobile Messaging Device

    Explore Article mocoNews (Nov 3 2009) Mobile Social Networking , Smartphones

    Twitter, Peek Launch Co-Branded Mobile Messaging Device ...unding from L Capital Partners and RRE Ventures, including a $4.9 million round this April, per an SEC filing. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Twitter   Kevin Thau   SEC

  4. Trojans And Tar Heels Hit The iPhone With New Apps From CBSSports.com

    Explore Article mocoNews (Nov 2 2009)

    ...t (video or audio): In September, it teamed up with MobiTV to offer a $9.99 streaming video app for SEC games, and NCAA Championship coverage in March. MobiTV also partnered with rival NBC Sports to laun... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   SEC

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