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SEC Gears Up for New Cybersecurity Regulations

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Earlier this month, we touched on the highlights of the latest SEC regulatory agenda. SEC Chair Gary Gensler touted the document as a reflection of the agency’s drive to “modernize… in light of ever-changing technologies and business models...

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Fast-Food Fiasco: Indiscretions of McDonald’s CEO Trigger SEC Action

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If you polled consumers today about which fast food chain deserves to be charged with a crime, Burger King might win in a landslide. Its “You Rule” television commercials, which seem to air incessantly during popular programming blocks, fea...

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SEC Readies Changes to 10b5-1 Plans

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Regardless of whether you agree with Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler’s views on policy, you can’t argue against his ability to get things done. Since he took over at the agency, the SEC has acted on hot-button issues l...

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Highlights of the New SEC Rulemaking Agenda

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Reflecting what Chair Gary Gensler described as a “need to modernize our ruleset, moving deliberately to update our rules in light of ever-changing technologies and business models in the securities markets,” the Securities and Exchange Com...

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No CAM Do: Fewer Critical Audit Matters Appearing in Reports

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Auditors are identifying fewer critical audit matters in the typical audit report, according to an analysis from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. At the same time, PCAOB also found that the number of audit reports communicatin...

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