Conducting a business inspection program in the nature of business review in the field of compliance by registered public accounting firms and their personnel with securities laws, regulations, rules, auditing, and professional standards; maintaining a registry of public accounting firms

Establishing and reviewing the standards and practices of registered public accounting firms to ensure compliance with accounting and securities laws, regulations, and standards; enforcement of compliance by registered public accounting firms and persons associated with such firms with accounting and securities laws, regulations, and standards

providing databases featuring financial information in the nature of compliance and disclosure reporting for filers, audit firms and CPAs subject to U;S; securities laws and regulations

Conducting business inspections and investigations of registered public accounting firms, their practices and personnel