Upon the basis of facts disclosed by the record and report of the Securities and
Exchange Commission made pursuant to section 30 of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 [15 USCS § 79z-4], and facts otherwise disclosed and ascertained,
it is hereby found that investment advisers are of national concern, in that,
among other things--
their advice, counsel, publications, writings,
analyses, and reports are furnished and distributed, and their contracts,
subscription agreements, and other arrangements with clients are negotiated
and performed, by the use of the mails and means and instrumentalities of
interstate commerce;
their advice, counsel, publications, writings,
analyses, and reports customarily relate to the purchase and sale of securities
traded on national securities exchanges and in interstate over-the-counter
markets, securities issued by companies engaged in business in interstate
commerce, and securities issued by national banks and member banks of the
Federal Reserve System; and
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.
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