SEC Chief Accountant Urges PCAOB to Set Up Permanent Broker-Dealer Audit Inspection Program
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) might finally move to craft a permanent program to inspect auditors of broker-dealers. …
SEC Order Exempts Certain Foreign Jurisdictions From Executive Stock Ownership Disclosure
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 5, 2026, issued an order granting directors and officers of foreign private …
SEC Chairman Atkins Expects New PCAOB Members to Bring Board ‘Back to Basics’
At a Washington event, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins said he is “excited” about the newly appointed …
SEC Chairman Atkins Offers Details on Planned Disclosure Rule Reforms
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins provided additional detail on the commission’s effort to reform Regulation S-K, expanding …
SEC Names New PCAOB Chairman and Board Members, Marking Leadership Shift
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced late Friday afternoon, on January 30, 2026, that it has appointed retired Ernst & …
SEC Approves PCAOB’s 2026 Budget With Major Cuts to Spending, Board Member Pay
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 22, 2026, approved the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) 2026 budget …
Ex-SEC Chief Accountant Warns Senate Crypto Bill Could Trigger Next FTX
As the Senate Banking Committee convenes today, January 15, 2026, to mark up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, former …
Accounting Professor Eli Bartov Under Consideration for PCAOB After High-Profile Trump Fraud Trial—Sources
NYU accounting professor Eli Bartov—who testified as a key defense expert witness for then-President Donald Trump in a civil fraud …
SEC Left Without Democratic Commissioners After Crenshaw’s Departure
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw left the agency on January 2, 2026, after the Senate Banking Committee …
SEC Officials: We Are Not Done Talking About Non-GAAP Measures
The misuse or misleading use of non-GAAP measures remains a frequent topic of SEC staff comment letters, and commission officials at a …