At Hearing, Senate Democrats Step up Calls for SEC to Wrap up Climate Rules
Senate Democrats on Sept. 12, 2023, stepped up pressure on SEC Chair Gary Gensler to wrap up the commission’s sweeping …
Institutional Investors Once Again Urge SEC to Write Rule on Non-GAAP Measures for Executive Pay
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) reiterated its request asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to write a rule that …
Regulators Put Long Overdue Dodd-Frank Incentive Compensation Rulemaking on Short-Term Agenda
When the SEC in mid-June unveiled its semi-annual update to the rulemaking agenda, an unfinished Dodd-Frank executive compensation rule was …
SEC Adopts Sweeping Rules for Private Fund Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 23, 2023, adopted new rules that increase the regulation of private funds. Under …
SEC Plans to Finalize 30 Proposed Rules in Near Term
When the Securities and Exchange Commission’s semiannual update to its rulemaking agenda was unveiled in mid-June 2023, there were 37 …
SEC Pauses Action Against Marcum Partner as Supreme Court Weighs Administrative Judge Constitutionality
The SEC on Aug. 7, 2023, indefinitely postponed its administrative action against a Marcum LLP partner while the Supreme Court …
SEC Adopts Sweeping Cybersecurity Rules, Requiring Timely Reporting of Significant Breaches
The SEC on July 26, 2023, voted 3 to 2 to adopt a March 2022 proposal that requires public companies …
SEC Schedules Vote to Adopt Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2023, will consider adopting a March 2022 proposal that would require public …
Should PCAOB be Consolidated into SEC?
From time to time, a particular proposal or another has been floated to transfer the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s …
SEC Panel Recommends Third-Party Exam of Investment Advisers, Could Mean Big Boon for Accounting Firms
With a huge growth in the number of investment advisers over the last several years, the SEC’s inspection program has …