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Month: October 2023

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Gensler Warns Big Business About Pitfalls of Spiking Climate Disclosure Rules

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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has apparently decided to go as the Devil You Know for Halloween this year. Gensler donned his costume – in a metaphorical sense, of course – last week when speaking about the SEC’s prop...

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Government Shutdown Would Reduce SEC to ‘Skeletal’ Staff

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After passing a stopgap funding bill on September 30, Congress is facing a tight deadline to approve longer-term legislation to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown. Lawmakers in recent years have often scrambled to beat the clo...

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Supreme Court Decision Complicates Diversity Disclosure Landscape

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After upending diversity policies in academia, the Supreme Court’s June decision striking down race-based admissions policies at colleges and universities also rattled the corporate world. High-profile law firms now face lawsuits for their...

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SEC Adopts Rules for Speedier 13D Disclosures to Keep Pace with Modern Market

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The popular culture of the 1970s was awash in flared jeans and wide lapels. And in the world of finance, the decade also saw the first rules regarding beneficial ownership reporting go into effect.  Though technology made the world faster a...

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Crypto’s Court Win Gains Tempered by News of Links to Hamas

Two apples, one fresh one rotten

Not so long ago, the crypto industry’s efforts to secure equal footing on Wall Street and generate good press were bearing fruit, including fund manager Grayscale Investments LLC’s landmark court win against the Securities and Exchange Comm...

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