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Crypto Lobby Boosts GOP Effort to Secure Sole Control of SEC

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With the waning days of the current congress upon them, Senate Democrats appear to be fighting an uphill battle to secure the renomination of Caroline A. Crenshaw as a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Republican membe...

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Trump Makes Conventional Pick to Helm SEC in Crypto Champion Atkins

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked a familiar face to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, tabbing 66-year-old Paul Atkins to return to the agency where he served as a commissioner from 2002 to 2008. Atkins has a well-establ...

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Trump’s Win Promises New Playing Field for Crypto

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Dogged by its reputation as a financial refuge for off-the-books transactions and shady business, is cryptocurrency finally going legit? The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission during President-elect Donald J. Trump’s first term...

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Companies’ Accounting Issues Lead to Missed Filing Deadlines

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A few weeks ago, we wrote about the upheaval at Super Micro Computer, a California-based public company that builds computer servers. Amid allegations of accounting irregularities, Super Micro was dumped as a client by auditor Ernst & Y...

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SEC Dings SolarWinds Victims for Cybersecurity Disclosures

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Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled four enforcement actions against current and former publicly traded companies for making what it deemed “materially misleading” cybersecurity risk disclosures. The cases could all b...

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