Investor Advisory Committee Recommends SEC to Review Current Accounting Standard-Setting Practices
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) on Sept. 21, 2022, unanimously voted to recommend that the …
Senate Bill Would Force Large Private Companies to Register with SEC
Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island and two other Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would establish new SEC registration …
More Executives Could See Their Compensation Tied to ESG Goals if SEC Finalizes Climate Disclosure Rules
Company executives will increasingly have another thing to worry about when it comes to how their compensation is calculated: how …
SEC Acting Chief Accountant Highlights Financial Reporting Areas to Keep in Mind During Uncertain Economic Times
During a conference, SEC Acting Chief Accountant Paul Munter provided some important reporting areas that banks especially should consider when …
SEC Enforcement Director Cites ‘More Intentional’ Shift in Articulating Crypto Analysis
SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal on Sept. 9, 2022, said the commission is being “much more intentional in our public …
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 …