SEC Policy Statements

From time to time, the Commission issues a "policy statement" to clarify its position on a particular matter. Below are brief descriptions of and links to recent "policy statements."

Release No.	Date	Details
34-49873	Jun. 16, 2004	Interagency Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Complex Structured Finance Activities; Extension of Comment Period File No.: S7-22-04 Comments Due: July 19, 2004 Comments received are available for this proposal.  Click to submit comments on S7-22-04
34-49695	May 13, 2004	Interagency Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Complex Structured Finance Activities File No.: S7-22-04 Comments Due: See release 34-49873 Comments received are available for this proposal.  Click to submit comments on S7-22-04
34-48545	Sep. 25, 2003	Business Continuity Planning for Trading Markets File No.: S7-17-03 Effective Date: October 1, 2003 Comments Due: October 31, 2003 Comments received electronically are available for this proposal.
33-8221	Apr. 25, 2003	Commission Statement of Policy Reaffirming the Status of the FASB as a Designated Private-Sector Standard Setter Release No.:  34-47743
33-7993	Jul. 17, 2001	Commission Policy Statement on the Establishment and Improvement of Standards Related to Auditor Independence
33-7568	Aug. 27, 1998	Commission Statement of Policy on Regulatory Moratorium to Facilitate the Year 2000 Conversion
34-40306	Aug. 5, 1998	Final Statement of Policy: Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy Effective Date: date of publication in Federal Register
33-7507	Feb. 18, 1998	Commission Statement of Policy on the Establishment and Improvement of Standards Related to Auditor Independence Effective Date: 30 days after publication in Federal Register
33-7382	Jan. 22, 1997	Policy Statement: Designation of Small Business Compliance Guides Effective Date: date published in Federal Register
34-29185		Policy Statement: Automated Systems of Self-Regulatory Organizations (II) Effective Date: May 9, 1991
34-27445		Policy Statement: Automated Systems of Self-Regulatory Organizations Effective Date: November 16, 1989

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