The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2024, adopted a new slate of standardized climate-related disclosure rules for public companies and foreign private issuers. Adopted by a 3-2 vote, the final rules...more
3/11/2024
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Climate Change ,
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The SEC's five commissioners on March 6, 2024, will vote on whether to adopt long-awaited public company climate disclosure rules that would require registrants to report climate-related risks and metrics. In a Feb. 28, 2024,...more
The long-awaited U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity rules for public companies have finally arrived. On July 26, 2023, a divided SEC adopted new rules requiring each public company to, among other...more
7/31/2023
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Third-Party Risk
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) released a long-awaited update to its Financial Reporting Manual (FRM) in late January. The updates are effective as of Dec. 31, 2022, and address several matters. This is...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 4, 2023, released its Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Reg Flex Agenda). The SEC's Reg Flex Agenda is released semiannually and,...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a rare unanimous vote, adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and new disclosure requirements to enhance investor...more
12/23/2022
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