SEC Eases Audit Requirements for Smaller Companies
It takes a lot to break through the coronavirus-centric news cycle, but this development in the world of financial regulation does the trick. Last wee...
SEC Checks Greenwashing at ESG Funds
When you buy “organic” blueberries at the grocery store, you should be able to trust the label. When you buy “plant-derived” baby soap, you sh...
Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Corporate Disclosures
The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus has left public health officials around the world taking precautions to limit the spread of the disease, which h...
SEC Moves Forward with Expansion of “Accredited Investors”
There’s a famous anecdote about a conversation between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway regarding the super rich. The author of The Great Ga...
FASB Aims to Ease LIBOR Phaseout
With the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (aka LIBOR) on its way out, U.S. companies are searching for off-ramps to shift to new lending benchmarks. The...
SEC Proposal Would Curb Shareholder Resolutions
By definition, owning a share of stock gives the holder partial ownership of a company. Even though institutions like mutual funds and pensions contro...