U.S. Securities Act of 1933

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United States federal statute securities law

The U.S. Securities Act of 1933 is a landmark federal law that established strict disclosure requirements for securities offerings to protect investors and restore confidence in financial markets after widespread abuses revealed by the stock market crash and ensuing economic crisis.

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Label Occurrences
Securities Act of 1933 37
Truth in Securities Act 3
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 canonical 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
securities law ⓘ
administeredBy Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
aimsToPrevent widespread abuses in securities offerings revealed after the 1929 crash ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
surface form: Federal Securities Act

U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
surface form: Securities Act of 1933

U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
surface form: Truth in Securities Act

’33 Act ⓘ
appliesTo interstate securities offerings ⓘ
securities offerings using instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce ⓘ
securities offerings using the mails ⓘ
codifiedAt U.S. Securities Act of 1933 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 15 U.S.C. §§ 77a–77aa
contains exemptions from registration ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdRegimeOf mandatory disclosure for securities offerings ⓘ
dateSigned 1933-05-27 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1933-07-27 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishesLiabilityFor fraudulent or deceptive practices in the offer or sale of securities ⓘ
material misstatements in registration statements ⓘ
omission of material facts in registration statements ⓘ
exemptionType exempt securities such as government securities ⓘ
intrastate offerings exemption ⓘ
private offerings exemption ⓘ
formsPartOf U.S. federal securities laws framework ⓘ
historicalContext Great Depression ⓘ
aftermath of 1929 stock market crash ⓘ
influenced development of modern securities regulation in the United States ⓘ
keyProvision Section 11 civil liability for material misstatements in registration statements ⓘ
Section 12(a)(1) liability for unlawful offers and sales ⓘ
Section 12(a)(2) liability for misstatements or omissions in prospectuses or oral communications ⓘ
Section 17(a) antifraud provisions ⓘ
Section 5 registration requirements ⓘ
laterInterpretedBy Regulation A ⓘ
Regulation D ⓘ
Regulation S ⓘ
policyApproach disclosure-based regulation rather than merit regulation ⓘ
primaryPurpose protect investors ⓘ
require full and fair disclosure in securities offerings ⓘ
restore confidence in securities markets ⓘ
providesFor civil remedies for investors ⓘ
criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ
regulates offer and sale of securities ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ⓘ
surface form: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
requires delivery of a prospectus to investors ⓘ
filing of a registration statement ⓘ
registration of public securities offerings with the federal government ⓘ
section Section 11 ⓘ
Section 12(a)(1) ⓘ
Section 12(a)(2) ⓘ
Section 17(a) ⓘ
Section 5 ⓘ
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectMatter other investment securities ⓘ
public offerings of bonds ⓘ
public offerings of stocks ⓘ
yearEnacted 1933 ⓘ

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Great Depression → hasKeyEvent → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
Securities and Exchange Commission → enforces → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Truth in Securities Act
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Securities Act
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 → codifiedAt → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 15 U.S.C. §§ 77a–77aa
Division of Investment Management → appliesLaw → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 → relatedTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
Division of Enforcement → legalAuthority → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
73rd United States Congress → enacted → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
73rd United States Congress → enacted → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Truth in Securities Act
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 → relatedTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Investment Company Act of 1940 → relatedTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Regulation S → basedOnStatute → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Regulation S → relatedTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933
Regulation A → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Regulation D → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Regulation D → relatedTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 → relatedTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
’33 Act → hasOfficialName → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
subject surface form: '33 Act
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
’33 Act → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
subject surface form: '33 Act
this entity surface form: Truth in Securities Act
Wall Street Crash of 1929 → influenced → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
U.S. Congress (indirectly through SEC oversight) → enactsLaw → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Congress
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
’34 Act → complements → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
subject surface form: '34 Act
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Public Law 73-291 → complements → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Office of Structured Finance → governedBy → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Rule 144A → codifiedIn → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Form D → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
United States federal securities markets → legalFramework → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Division of Enforcement of the SEC → legalAuthority → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Reg A → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Securities Act Amendments of 1964 → amends → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 → amends → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Commerce and Trade → contains → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933 (codified sections)
SEC filings → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission → precededBy → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Division of Investment Management of the SEC → usesAuthorityFrom → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 → partOf → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Rule 144 → codifiedIn → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933 regulations
Rule 144 → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Asset Management Unit → enforces → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Market Abuse Unit → legalBasis → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Financial Reporting and Audit Group → legalAuthorityUnder → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 → partOf → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
United States federal securities laws → includes → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
Securities Acts Amendments of 1968 → buildsOn → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
NSMIA → amends → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933
United States financial system → subjectTo → U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securities Act of 1933