Also identified as Title 15, Chapter 2D of the United States Code, this Act was created to regulate the actions of Investment Advisors as defined by the text of the bill.
Jurisdiction
(3) the foregoing transactions occur in such volume as substantially to affect interstate commerce, national securities exchanges, and other securities markets, the national banking system and the national economy
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, codified at 15 U.S.C. § 80b-1 through 15 U.S.C. § 80b-21, is a United States federal law that was created to regulate the actions of investment advisers (also spelled "advisors") as defined by the law.
Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. § 80a-1, et seq.
Villanova Journal of Law and Investment Management a scholarly publication addressing the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.