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Month: July 2019

Facebook, Equifax Data Privacy Settlements Spur Call for Legislative Action on Cybersecurity

July 30, 2019 by Miriam Robin

When New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweets, her followers expect to see some pot-stirring against House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi...

SEC Asks if Quarterly Reporting Encourages “Short-termism”

July 25, 2019 by Phil Brown

Quarterly financial reporting has long been a staple of U.S. securities regulation. Has that practice impaired the ability of companies to plan for th...

Coming to Terms With Marrying Sustainability and Executive Compensation

July 23, 2019 by Mark Olsen

In 1970, influential economist Milton Friedman made a bold proclamation in an essay for The New York Times that changed the face of business ethics. F...

Hester Peirce Goes Hester Prynne on ESG

July 18, 2019 by Erin Connors

Let there be no doubt about Hester Peirce’s feelings when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. During her tenure with the ...

SEC Approves First Two Regulated Crypto Coin Offerings

July 16, 2019 by Marc Butler

President Trump’s Twitter account serves as one of the commander-in-chief’s favorite forums for airing grievances. Politicians, the media, celebri...

Auditor Independence Comes to Fore in 2019

July 11, 2019 by Alyson Clabaugh

One issue that has kept financial regulators sneakily busy in 2019 is auditor independence. Both the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight B...