On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release requesting comments on the nature, content and timing of earnings releases and quarterly reports made by reporting companies.1 In...more
On October 11, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted unanimously to propose changes that would modernize and simplify the disclosure items in Regulation S-K and related rules and forms. The proposed...more
10/16/2017
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Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
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Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
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Regulatory Burden ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On September 21, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release on the pay ratio disclosure requirements in Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, and the staff of the Division of Corporation...more
On March 1, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring issuers to include hyperlinks to exhibits listed in the exhibit index. The rules apply to most registration statements and...more
Companies commonly supplement their reported earnings under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with non-GAAP financial measures that they believe more accurately reflect their results or financial position...more
On May 17, 2016, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued new and revised compliance and disclosure interpretations (CDIs) regarding the SEC’s rules and...more
On April 13, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release seeking feedback on ways to modernize the business and financial disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K. The 341-page release...more
4/21/2016
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Financial Statements ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investor Protection ,
Public Comment ,
Public Policy ,
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Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On February 9, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released proposed rules to implement Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). Dodd-Frank amended Section...more
2/16/2015
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Corporate Officers ,
Directors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Employees ,
Hedging ,
Item 402(b) ,
Proxy Statements ,
Regulation S-K ,
Section 14(j) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act