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Category: Rules & Regs

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SEC Approves Tougher Standards for Auditor Liability

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a proposal from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board intended to make it easier for the regulatory agency to hold an individual responsible when that person “directly and substant...

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Companies Going Above and Beyond Clawback Requirements

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When it comes to compensation clawbacks, many corporate executives are discovering their own employers have even stricter standards than required by the federal government. In an analysis of 2024 proxy filings, consulting firm FW Cook found...

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Dems Join Crusade to Overturn Contentious SEC Crypto Accounting Guidance

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Several House Democrats have thrown their support behind a congressional effort to overturn controversial accounting guidance that affects how regulated banking organizations account for and safeguard their customers’ digital assets. The de...

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U.S. Officials Tell Tech Startups to Beware of Foreign Spies Cloaked as Investors

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For every Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, there are thousands of technology startups that sputter, stall and collapse. They typically face ruthless competition to secure sufficient funding to begin building their businesses. Now it seems star...

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Supreme Court Decision Raises Big Questions About SEC’s Authority

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Have you heard about the big Supreme Court decision that came down a couple weeks ago? No, not the one about Presidential immunity. We’re talking about the one with the power to upend the regulatory system and the balance of power between t...

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