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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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
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
surface form: 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 Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the SEC
Division of Trading and Markets of the SEC worksWith Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
subject surface form: Division of Trading and Markets
Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission oversees Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
this entity surface form: Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (historically)
Asset Management Unit worksWith Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations