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Category: SEC

Amplifying the impact of greenhouse gases

The Climate Disclosure Rules Are Here! The Climate Disclosure Rules Are Here!

Amplifying the impact of greenhouse gases

The Securities and Exchange Commission this week finally proposed its rules for disclosing companies’ climate change-related risks. If enacted, registered companies would be required for the first time ever to report on their greenhouse gas...

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SEC Calls for Expansion of Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements

Spiderweb Pattern in black and white

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to expand its cybersecurity disclosure rules, which, if adopted, would require publicly traded corporations to offer deeper public insights into a variety of data security issues, including...

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Digital chain armor for NFTs.

The SEC Tackles NFTs

Digital chain armor for NFTs.

If you don’t understand how NFTs work – or even what they are – rest assured that you aren’t alone. Even the regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission apparently have some questions about non-fungible tokens and how they’re being...

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A Bubble on the floor

Could SEC’s Beneficial Ownership Proposal Kill Off Activist Investing?

A Bubble on the floor

How long should investors be allowed to wait before alerting the market that they have taken significant equity stakes in publicly traded companies? According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the current grace period of 10 days is...

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Frozen Plant Stems in winter

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Elicits Swift Response from Global Business

Frozen Plant Stems in winter

The United States and other governments around the world have wasted no time condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and sanctioning Russia over its unprovoked war on neighboring Ukraine. In a sign of the deeply unified opposition to th...

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