ESG, SPAC Among Fiscal 2021 Priorities for SEC Investor Advocate
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure will be the top policy priority for SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming in fiscal …
GOP Bill Would Require Annual Review of Financial Regulatory Guidance
A House Republican has filed legislation that would require financial regulators to review, and possibly scrub, guidance with a significant …
Accounting Profession Says SEC ESG Rulemaking Should Leverage Work Done By Private Standard-Setters
Judging by comment letters filed with the SEC, the accounting profession seems to be coalescing around an environmental, social, and …
Top Financial Services Republican Seeks Documents from SEC, PCAOB on Duhnke Firing
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, on June 29, 2021, sought …
Gensler Wants Shortened Deadline for Large Shareholder Ownership Disclosure
SEC Chair Gary Gensler during a conference said that he has directed staff to come up with a draft proposal …
Senate Passes Bill to Accelerate Delisting Deadline for U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies
The Senate on June 22, 2021, passed a bill to move up by one year the congressionally-mandated deadline to delist …
Gensler Quietly Drops Quarterly Reporting from SEC Rulemaking Agenda
SEC Chair Gary Gensler quietly dropped a controversial Trump-era rulemaking related to the nature, content, and timing of quarterly financial …
SEC Chair Gensler Puts Almost 50 Rulemaking Items on Near-Term Agenda
Along with starting some predictable new rulemaking projects, such as disclosure of climate change, SEC Chair Gary Gensler is planning …
Top 5 Accounting Issues to Master to Avoid Snags in SPAC IPOs
Use of Special purpose acquisition (SPAC) vehicles have spiked over the past year because private equity and venture capital firms …
House Launches Legislative Package on Climate, Pay, Political Spending Disclosures
House Democrats are pushing forward on a legislative package that would establish a sweeping set of mandates for the SEC …