. . "The Pecora Investigation was an inquiry begun on March 4, 1932, by the United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The name refers to the fourth and final chief counsel for the investigation, Ferdinand Pecora. His exposure of abusive practices in the financial industry galvanized broad public support for stricter regulations. As a result, the U.S. Congress passed the Glass\u2013Steagall Banking Act of 1933, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Pecora Commission"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Pecora Investigation was an inquiry begun on March 4, 1932, by the United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The name refers to the fourth and final chief counsel for the investigation, Ferdinand Pecora. His exposure of abusive practices in the financial industry galvanized broad public support for stricter regulations. As a result, the U.S. Congress passed the Glass\u2013Steagall Banking Act of 1933, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."@en . . . . . "9312"^^ . . . . . . . . . "3106063"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1106013258"^^ . . . . . . .