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A self-regulatory organization (SRO) is an organization that exercises some degree of regulatory authority over an industry or profession.The regulatory authority could be applied in addition to some form of government regulation, or it could fill the vacuum of an absence of government oversight and regulation.n United States securities law, a self-regulatory organization is a defined term. The principal federal regulatory authorityâthe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)âwas established by the Federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
You are in the Policy Library of the Center for Effective Government's Regulatory Resource Center. â Return to Policy Library home. â Switch to the Advocacy Center. Independent regulatory agencies are federal agencies created by an act of Congress that are independent of the executive departments.Though they are considered part of the executive branch, these agencies are meant to impose and enforce regulations free of political influence.ou are in the Policy Library of the Center for Effective Government's Regulatory Resource Center. â Return to Policy Library home. â Switch to the Advocacy Center. Independent regulatory agencies are federal agencies created by an act of Congress that are independent of the executive departments.