SEC Adopts Disclosure Rule on Human Capital Management
By Soyoung Ho The SEC on August 26, 2020, voted 3 to 2 to adopt a new disclosure rule on …
Sen. Brown Urges SEC to Drop Shareholder Proposal Changes
By Bill Flook In an August 21, 2020, letter to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Sen. Sherrod Brown urged the market …
SEC Schedules Vote on Rules Governing Shareholder Proposals
By Soyoung Ho The SEC has scheduled a public meeting for September 16, 2020, to consider finalizing a rule that …
FASB Plans to Stick with Status Quo on Quarterly Disclosure Rules
By Denise Lugo Companies will not see much change in quarterly disclosure rule requirements from what they provide currently but …
Senate Confirms Peirce, Crenshaw for SEC Seats
By Bill Flook The Senate on August 6, 2020, confirmed Hester Peirce and Caroline Crenshaw to the SEC, marking a …
Trump Administration Seeks to Delist U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies for Blocking Audit Inspections
By Soyoung Ho The Donald Trump administration issued a set of recommendations intended to address the long-running inability of the …
SEC Commissioner Criticizes New Nomination Process for Investor Advisory Committee
By Soyoung Ho SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, a staunch investor protection advocate, voted against the commission’s new way of …
House, with Budget Passage, Looks to Trip up Jay Clayton’s Agenda
By Bill Flook The House on July 31, 2020, passed a budget bill funding the SEC and other regulators that …
Moody’s Warns Companies Not to Fudge Financial Results With Creative Metrics
By Soyoung Ho Analysts with credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Service warned companies not to get too creative and fudge …
Industry Groups Urge Senate Banking Committee to Pass Board Diversity Disclosure Bills
By Bill Flook A coalition of industry groups that includes the American Bankers Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce on …