Institutional Investors Urge SEC Chair Gensler to Name Chief Accountant who Understands Investors Needs
In a letter to new SEC Chair Gary Gensler, the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) urged him to appoint a …
SEC Restarts Universal Proxy Rulemaking Opposed by Business Groups
Four and a half years later, the SEC is formally restarting its project to draft a universal proxy rule for contested director elections, …
Group Tells SEC Chair Gensler that Accounting Standard-Setter is Ignoring Investor Views
A group of investment analysts who are well-versed in accounting renewed its call on the need to make changes at …
House Financial Serves Committee Advances ESG Bills
The House Financial Services Committee voted on April 21, 2021, to advance bills to broaden corporate disclosure requirements on political …
Former PCAOB Advisers Urge SEC Chair Gensler to Reform Audit Regulatory Board
A dozen former members of the PCAOB’s now-abolished Investor Advisory Group (IAG) urged new SEC Chair Gary Gensler to restore …
A Conversation with SASB Member Daniel Goelzer
The following is an April 8, 2021, telephone conversation with Daniel Goelzer, a standard-setting member of the Sustainability Accounting Standards …
Financial Reform Group Calls for Changes to 13F Reporting, Family Office Exemption Following Archegos Collapse
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) urged the SEC to beef up disclosure requirements on Form 13F and revisit an exemption allowing certain …
Senate Set to Approve Gary Gensler Nomination for SEC Chairman, but Likely for Brief Term
The Senate on April 12, 2021, will consider approving the nomination of Gary Gensler for SEC chairman. This comes about …
Investors Urge Supreme Court Not to Roll Back Their Rights
As the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on a case that dates back to the 2008 financial crisis …
SEC Starts Rulemaking to Address Inability to Inspect Chinese Company Auditors
The SEC on March 24, 2021, took the first step in trying to solve the PCAOB’s inability to inspect auditors …