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Month: March 2023

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Is There Such a Thing as Too Much ESG Disclosure?

Man covering his eyes with a stack of SEC Disclosure paperwork in front of him

Demanding more information from individuals or organizations can have a paradoxical effect on the intended audience. The American Psychological Association calls the phenomenon “information overload,” which it defines as “the state that occ...

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SEC Scrutinizing Non-GAAP Disclosures in Financial Statements

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Everybody has at least one of those friends who seem to insist on making everything more complicated than it needs to be. They ask for multiple substitutions when ordering at a restaurant. They try to convince everyone to watch the obscure...

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SEC Taking an Interest in Accounting Enforcement

Banker with Briefcase running away from SEC Enforcement

The implosions of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this month may have come as a surprise to KPMG LLP, one of the so-called Big Four accounting firms. Both banks collapsed within two weeks of KPMG signing off on their audits. In the w...

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Execs’ 10b5-1 Plans Reportedly at Heart of Silicon Valley Bank Investigation

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What did Silicon Valley Bank executives know, and when did they know it? Ever since the financial institution of choice for venture capital-backed startups went bust on March 10, talk in the media and around Washington has focused on the po...

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Revived SEC Admissions Policy Fizzled in First Year

An antacid tablet fizzles in the bottom of a glass of water

You could be forgiven if you don’t recall an announcement made by a Securities and Exchange Commission official in 2021. A killer virus spreading around the world, a war in Europe, an attempted insurrection in Washington – there has been a...

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