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Tag: Disclosure

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Human Capital: The SEC’s Next Disclosure Frontier

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The Securities and Exchange Commission this year proposed new rules regarding corporate disclosures of environmental performance to great fanfare. A less-heralded ESG-related proposal also seems to be in the works, as the agency is working...

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Courts, SEC Offer Guidance on Subject of Materiality

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The concept of materiality in securities law has always been intentionally vague. Information that some nebulous “reasonable investor” would consider important leaves ample room for interpretation. Nevertheless, as the Securities and Exchan...

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SEC Announces First ESG-Related Settlement

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The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to break new ground in the realm of environmental, social and governance regulation. After filing its first ESG-related lawsuit last month, the agency now has announced its first ESG-related...

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Growing U.S.-China Tensions Raise Risks for Companies

Dragon roof statue symbolizing power and authority, amidst sanctions.

To say relations between the United States and China are deteriorating seems like an understatement. Take your pick of reasons why: China’s support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China’s own saber rattling over Taiwan – and President Joe...

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Cracked Crystal Ball Predicting Ukraine's Uncertain Future

At Behest of SEC, Companies Disclose Effects of Russia-Ukraine War on Businesses

Cracked Crystal Ball Predicting Ukraine's Uncertain Future

When one of the world’s largest countries unilaterally invades a neighboring nation, predicting the impact on global businesses with any degree of certainty may seem impossible. Nevertheless, the Securities and Exchange Commission is asking...

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