Facebook, Equifax Data Privacy Settlements Spur Call for Legislative Action on Cybersecurity
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”
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
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
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
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
One issue that has kept financial regulators sneakily busy in 2019 is auditor independence. Both the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight B...