SEC Offers Direction on COVID-19 Disclosures
The coronavirus outbreak presents something of a paradox for public companies. On the one hand, in disrupting commerce around the globe, the pandemic ...
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...
SEC Won’t Let Companies Get Intoxicated by KPIs
Was Diageo PLC overserving its distributors? The Securities and Exchange Commission certainly seems to think so.
The SEC announced charges last mon...
Coronavirus Disclosures, Compliance Starting to Come into Focus
Even before U.S. health officials sounded the alarm about the coronavirus, financial markets were sufficiently spooked by the outbreak this week to pr...
Four Takeaways from the Government’s 2021 Budgets
The White House and the SEC released proposed budgets for the year 2021 last week, and they tell a compelling story of internal conflict. Don’t get ...