Former SEC Commissioner Atkins Questions Staff on ‘Regulation Through Enforcement’ on ESG Fund Rules
Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins pressed staffers in the Division of Investment Management (IM) on whether there will be more …
House Democrat Presses SEC Chair Gensler, Others on Crypto Fraud
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in a flurry of Aug. 30, 2022, letters questioned the SEC, other financial regulators, and digital asset …
Industry Ratchets Up Pressure on SEC Asking for Crypto Regulation, but Gensler Says Clear Rules Already Exist
Soon after Coinbase Global, Inc. filed a crypto rulemaking petition with the SEC in late July, the virtual industry began …
Scope 3 Emissions Disclosure Emerges as Top GOP Target in SEC Climate Risk Rules
Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on disclosure requirements around so-called Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the SEC’s proposed …
Regulators Charge Eagle Bancorp, Ex-Chairman over Related-Party Loan Disclosure Failures
The SEC on Aug. 16, 2022, charged Eagle Bancorp, Inc. and its former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald Paul …
A Conversation with PCAOB Chair Erica Williams
Thomson Reuters recently had a conversation with U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Chair Erica Williams during a sunny …
Gensler Defends SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin on Crypto, Says FASB Should Act ‘Expeditiously’
During an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary …
Republicans Lean on Supreme Court’s EPA Decision to Attack SEC Climate Disclosure Proposal
A group of House Republicans on Aug. 5, 2022, urged the SEC to scuttle its climate risk disclosure proposal in …
SEC Chair Gensler Gives Ambiguous Response to Whether PCAOB Disciplinary Proceedings Should be Made Public
During an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SEC Chair Gary Gensler carefully sidestepped a question …
SEC Should Require Public Tax Reporting by U.S. Multinationals, Advocacy Group Says
The SEC should use its regulatory power to require that large U.S. multinational companies publicly disclose data they already collect …