SEC Plans to Simplify Auditor Independence Rules in Next Few Months
By Soyoung Ho The SEC is planning to finalize in the next few months a rule proposal that is intended …
SEC Will Not Extend Extra Time Granted to File Financial Reports
By Soyoung Ho The SEC said it will not extend the additional time given to public companies to file various …
House Democrats Pelt SEC Chairman Clayton with Questions Over U.S. Attorney Job
By Bill Flook House Democrats on June 25, 2020, launched a barrage of questions at SEC Chairman Jay Clayton over …
Trump’s Nomination of SEC Chairman Clayton For US Attorney Raises Many Questions With Few Answers
By Soyoung Ho With the abrupt ouster of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Geoffrey Berman, …
Unions, Activist Groups Call for Greater COVID-19 Disclosures
By Bill Flook In a June 16, 2020, letter to the SEC, a coalition of unions, activist groups, academics, and …
Accounting Firms Ask Regulators for Clarification on Auditors’ Role in Proposal About Q4 Data
By Soyoung Ho Large accounting firms in comment letters asked the SEC to work with the PCAOB on what the …
Appeals Court Tosses SEC’s Maker-Taker Pilot
By Bill Flook The SEC acted outside of its authority in implementing a pilot program testing the effects of restricting …
President Trump Criticizes Chinese Firms’ Refusal to Follow Audit Rules, Seeks Solutions
By Soyoung Ho President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Chinese authorities to allow U.S. regulators to inspect China-based …
Relax, Investors; There is No ‘EBITDAC’ Pandemic
By Soyoung Ho Is “EBITDAC”—short for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and coronavirus—a thing that investors now have to …
State Securities Regulators Ask Congress for Private Market Reforms, SEC Rulemaking Pause
By Bill Flook The president of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) on May 26, 2020, urged lawmakers to …