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Regulatory Focus on Crypto Continues as FASB Tentatively Approves New Accounting Standards

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In keeping with U.S. regulators’ efforts to get a grip on cryptocurrency, the Financial Accounting Standards Board last week tentatively approved much-anticipated rules affecting how businesses account for and disclose crypto assets. The ne...

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Push for International Reporting Standards for ESG Disclosures Gains Momentum

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For stakeholders and corporate directors fatigued by the “alphabet soup” of acronyms used in environmental, social and governance disclosures, the International Sustainability Standards Board’s release this summer of long-awaited standards...

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Courts Cloud the Future of Regulatory Agencies’ Tools

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By now, political junkies know all about PredictIt. The Australia-based venture offers the equivalent of betting markets for politics, allowing users to buy and sell shares based on the expected outcome of events such as elections. Some pun...

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SEC Unveils Reforms for Private Fund Advisers

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Private fund advisers have long enjoyed a light touch from U.S. regulatory authorities. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to ensure those days come to an end. The SEC announced on August 23 that it adopted new reform...

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Demand for Clean Energy Creates Uncomfortable Geopolitical Dilemmas

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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the fictional African nation of Wakanda develops the most technologically advanced society on the planet thanks to its stockpile of vibranium, a powerful element mined for thousands of years from deposits l...

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