What You Need To Know About the SEC’s Whistleblower Program
In response to the financial crisis of 2008, the U.S. Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010 to provide more protections to investors and consumers.
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemption From National Securities Association Membership
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted rule amendments that narrow the exemption from Section 15(b)(8) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
View MoreSEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosures
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding their cybersecurity risk management, strategy and governance.
View MoreSEC Adopts Money Market Fund Reforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted amendments to certain rules that govern money market funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
View MoreSEC Adopts Amendments To Remove References to Credit Ratings From Regulation M
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted rule changes to remove and replace references to credit ratings from existing exceptions provided in Rule 101 and Rule 102 of Regulation M, a set of rules that prohibits activities that could artificially influence the market for an offered security.
View MorePCAOB Issues Proposal on Auditor Reporting of Noncompliance
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently issued for public comment a proposal that would amend PCAOB auditing standards related to the auditor’s responsibility for considering a company’s noncompliance with laws and regulations, including fraud.
View MoreFASB Issues Proposal To Clarify Accounting Guidance Related to Profits Interest Awards
The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently published a proposed Accounting Standards Update intended to improve generally accepted accounting principles by adding illustrative guidance to help entities determine whether profits interest and similar awards should be accounted for as a share-based payment arrangement within the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation.
View MoreSEC Adopts Amendments on Private Fund Reporting and Share Repurchase Disclosure
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted amendments to Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds, as well as amendments intended to modernize the disclosure requirements relating to repurchases of an issuer’s equity securities.
View MoreFASB Updates Accounting for Tax Credit Investments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued an Accounting Standards Update intended to improve the accounting and disclosures for investments in tax credit structures.
View MorePCAOB Proposes Modernization of Core Auditing Standards
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently issued for public comment a proposed new standard, AS 1000, General Responsibilities of the Auditor in Conducting an Audit.
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