SEC Charges Former Coinbase Manager for Crypto Insider Trading
The SEC filed insider trading charges against Ishan Wahi, a former manager of Coinbase, an online platform that let customers …
Republicans Grill SEC Enforcement Director Grewal over Upcoming ESG Rules
Republicans on a House Financial Services subcommittee on July 19, 2022, pressed SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal on how the …
China Disclosures, Regulatory Data Standards Included as House Defense Bill Amendments
The House of Representatives on July 14, 2022, agreed to a series of amendments to its fiscal 2023 defense authorization …
In Wake of Supreme Court Emissions Decision, SEC Climate Disclosures Seen on Firmer Ground than EPA Plan
Critics of the Supreme Court’s June 30, 2022, decision in West Virginia v. EPA – curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability …
Financial Waiver Requests Dropped Following Rule on Business Combination Disclosure, SEC Official Says
During a financial reporting conference, a senior SEC official said that the commission’s 2020 rule that scaled back corporate disclosure …
Updated SEC Agenda Continues to Show Ambitious Rulemaking Efforts, Including Climate Disclosure
SEC Chair Gary Gensler is continuing with his ambitious, fast-paced rulemaking agenda. The commission still has more than 50 projects …
House Panel Backs SEC Budget As Chamber Seeks to Block Rules
The House Appropriations Committee on June 24, 2022, passed a fiscal 2023 financial services budget that would fund the SEC …
GOP Senators Demand SEC Withdraw Guidance on Crypto Platform Accounting
A group of Republican senators on June 15, 2022, asked the SEC to withdraw its late March staff accounting bulletin …
Unanimous PCAOB Adopts Standards to Strengthen Lead Auditor’s Supervision of Other Auditors
Several years after first issuing a proposal, the PCAOB on June 21, 2022, unanimously voted to adopt a standard that …
Beyond Jarkesy, SEC Administrative Proceedings Face Attacks on Multiple Fronts
The Fifth Circuit’s decision in Jarkesy v. SEC may not be the death blow to the SEC’s enforcement regime it’s …