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SEC Readies Changes to 10b5-1 Plans

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Regardless of whether you agree with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s views on policy, you can’t argue against his ability to get things done. Since he took over at the agency, the SEC has acted on hot-button issues l...

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Highlights of the New SEC Rulemaking Agenda

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Reflecting what Chair Gary Gensler described as a “need to modernize our ruleset, moving deliberately to update our rules in light of ever-changing technologies and business models in the securities markets,” the Securities and Exchange Com...

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No CAM Do: Fewer Critical Audit Matters Appearing in Reports

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Auditors are identifying fewer critical audit matters in the typical audit report, according to an analysis from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. At the same time, PCAOB also found that the number of audit reports communicatin...

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Five Things for Companies to Watch in 2023

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Last year at this time, we told you that companies should keep an eye out for developments in cryptocurrency regulation; corporate disclosure of environmental, social and governance issues; and COVID-19 pandemic-related human capital challe...

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The Biggest ESG Stories of 2022

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Politicians in the United States have argued about environmental issues for decades, but 2022 will likely go down as the year in which corporate ESG programs became a political football. With all the anticipation surrounding the Securities...

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