Tag: SEC
SEC seeks comment on effectiveness of Reg S-X rules that require disclosure about entities other than the reporting company
by Cydney Posner The SEC is requesting comment on certain Reg S-X rules as part of its Disclosure Effectiveness Project. The request relates specifically to the financial disclosure requirements in Reg S-X that require public reporting companies to provide financial information about entities other than the reporting company — acquired businesses, […]
Government shutdown? Sound familiar?
by Cydney Posner The SEC has indicated on its website that, in the event of a federal government shutdown because of “a lapse in appropriations” on October 1, the SEC will remain “open and operational.” Any changes after October 1 will be announced on the SEC’s website. The SEC’s current […]
SEC launches rulemaking database
by Cydney Posner The SEC has launched a new database, a Rulemaking Index, which collects on a single site information on rulemaking activity since 2008. The information is grouped together by file number, so that you can see the proposals, final rules and other actions related to a particular rulemaking […]
Big companies voluntarily enhance audit committee disclosures
by Cydney Posner While the SEC and PCAOB ponder what to do with auditor and audit committee reports, an increasing number of large companies have begun to include more audit committee disclosures on a voluntary basis, according to an analysis by the EY Center for Board Matters. The study looked at […]
SEC receives a response to its invitation for comment on NYSE proposal
by Cydney Posner As discussed in this PubCo post, in early August, the SEC issued an Order instituting proceedings to determine whether to disapprove a proposal from the NYSE to amend Sections 312.03(b) and 312.04 (shareholder approval) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The proposal would exempt from the NYSE’s shareholder approval […]
Senate Dems ask SEC Chair to act on petition for political spending disclosure
by Cydney Posner With election season upon us — after all, the election is only, well, a year and two months away – it’s time to renew the controversy over political spending disclosure. As you may recall, in 2011, a rulemaking petition was filed with the SEC by a committee of […]
District Court compels SEC to provide “expedited schedule” for issuing Dodd-Frank resource extraction rule — will other rule proponents follow suit?
by Cydney Posner A U.S. District Court has handed a victory to Oxfam America in its efforts to compel the SEC to complete rulemaking on the Dodd-Frank mandate regarding resource extraction disclosures (Section 1504). Unless appealed, the decision almost puts the SEC in the vicinity of where it was in […]
Study of enhanced audit and audit committee reports in UK shows positive audit impact
by Cydney Posner This study reported in Compliance Week may put some wind in the sails of those seeking to enhance the nature of the disclosures in standard audit reports and audit committee reports in the US. The study showed that, in the UK, which has already mandated expanded audit reports […]
Institutional shareholders weigh in on pay-ratio disclosure
by Cydney Posner In this article from Bloomberg, institutional investors and proxy advisory firms expressed their views on the value of the SEC’s new pay-ratio disclosure (which, for most companies, will not be reported until the 2018 proxy statement). (See this PubCo post and this Cooley Alert, SEC Adopts Final Pay-Ratio […]
Cooley Alert: SEC Adopts Final Pay-Ratio Rule
by Cydney Posner See our Cooley Alert on the SEC’s final rule on pay-ratio disclosure. It’s called SEC Adopts Final Pay-Ratio Rule.
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