Photograph of skyscrapers with glass windows from the ground facing up to a blue sky

Tag: rulemaking

simmering carrots on stovetop

Cyber Disclosure Rules Yet to Cause Market Declines Once Feared

simmering carrots on stovetop

Despite long-simmering dread that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s cybersecurity disclosure rules would cause share prices to plunge, research indicates companies realized only minimal losses after reporting cyber-related incidents....

Read More
Three gourds

Three Noteworthy Trends from SEC’s Latest Enforcement Push

Three gourds

September is the month when temperatures start dropping, leaves start turning, and the Securities and Exchange Commission starts enforcing. To be fair, the SEC enforces securities law all year round, but the agency has made the September fl...

Read More
Puddle reflection of U.S. Capitol

Three Reasons Why the SEC May Temper Its Rulemaking Before the Election

Puddle reflection of U.S. Capitol

In an election year, federal agencies often spend the final months of a President’s term rushing to push through pet projects and key objectives. The Securities and Exchange Commission is no exception. If you look back to 2020, for instance...

Read More
Boy pouting

A Rulemaking Process for the Rest of Us

Boy pouting

Festivus came early this year for Mark Uyeda. In public appearances earlier this month, the Republican-appointed commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission aired his grievances with the agency’s rulemaking process. (Observers of...

Read More
Butterfly chrysalis emerging like Cybersecurity rules

Are the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rules Coming Too Late?

Butterfly chrysalis emerging like Cybersecurity rules

The phrase “fighting the last war” often comes to mind when discussing the federal government’s rulemaking process. It’s a familiar cycle: Something emerges as a problem that catches companies unprepared, and regulators begin the iterative...

Read More