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Category: Rules & Regs

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PPP Presents PR, Accounting Pickles for Public Companies

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Shake Shack is one of America’s favorite guilty pleasures. But it turns out the Shack isn’t immune to feeling some guilt itself. Last week, it returned a $10 million loan it had ordered from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). After disc...

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SEC Eases Audit Requirements for Smaller Companies

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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 week, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted changes that will cut back on auditor at...

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SEC Takes Down Steven Seagal, ETF Applicants in Crypto Confrontations

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The Securities and Exchange Commission was out for justice recently when it came calling on action movie star Steven Seagal. The “Half Past Dead” leading man found out that even he wasn’t above the law when it comes to cryptocurrency regula...

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Will Regulators Catch Up on Privacy Protections?

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For many companies, a $550 million settlement in a class action lawsuit would strike a crippling blow. Facebook isn’t one of them. The social networking giant revealed in a 10-K filing last month that it agreed to pay more than a half a bil...

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SEC Serves Up Guidance on Alternative Performance Metrics

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When the online consignment shop The RealReal went public last summer, its shares flew off the shelves. On the first day of trading, the stock price popped from $20 to $28.90. Investors liked what they read about the company in its S-1, whi...

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