Daily Compliance News: July 17, 2025, The COSO Yanked Edition
Five Tips for a New Public Company Director
Daily Compliance News: July 7, 2025 the Disaster on the River Edition
Daily Compliance News: June 25, 2025, The PCAOB Elimination Hits Roadblock Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Everything Compliance: Episode 155, To Tesla and Beyond Edition
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 155
Daily Compliance News: June 2, 2025, The Unintended Consequence Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 2)
Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants - Episode 154
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 52 – The Big Jet Plane Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 13, 2025, The Leaving on a Jet Plane Edition
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and Sold? (Part 1)
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 49 - The Depression Episode
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For The Week Ending April 5, 2025
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On February 2, media outlets reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) has told SEC Enforcement attorneys that they need the approval of the agency’s commissioners for all formal orders of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to move forward with its rulemaking agenda. Yesterday, the SEC announced that it voted to adopt amendments to the MD&A disclosure requirements. These had been proposed at the...more
On February 10, 2020, an SEC advisory committee called the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC) met and adopted a series of recommendations on the topic “Timeliness of Financial Disclosures in the...more
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce continues to be one of the most vocal persons in leadership positions at federal regulators who are promoting innovation in digital currency and the blockchain....more
On January 30, 2020, the SEC issued guidance on the use of key performance metrics for public companies discussing their financial results and proposed amendments to certain financial reporting requirements. The published...more
On January 30, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its proposal to amend certain financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K for the purpose of eliminating duplicative disclosures and...more
On Jan. 30, 2020, the SEC proposed amendments to modernize Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K....more
In remarks last week, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Clayton discussed the SEC’s proposed amendments to streamline and modernize the requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) disclosures. The...more
The SEC issued documents on January 30, 2020, regarding management discussion and analysis (MD&A) and other disclosures. ...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted to propose amendments to the Regulation S-K requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or MD&A, and also issued agency guidance relating to MD&A. ...more
SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor Definition to Increase Access to Investments - On December 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in...more
By a 3-2 vote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved the publication of a release on December 18, 2019, generally expanding the scope of the definitions of “accredited investor” in Rule 501(a) of...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to expand the definition of “accredited investor” to include additional entities that could bear the economic risks of investment and certain financially sophisticated...more
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved FINRA’s proposed amendments to its Corporate Financing Rule, which are intended to modernize, simplify, and streamline the rule....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission released the report from the August 2019 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The Annual Forum provides an opportunity for market participants to meet and...more
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton made remarks at the University of Pennsylvania, which covered a broad range of topics. Chair Clayton noted that under his tenure the SEC’s Reg Flex agenda has become less...more
On May 29, 2019, the SEC granted an exemptive order to Carillon Series Trust and Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. (a Raymond James affiliate) to hire and replace affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder...more
Certain “bad actors” who settle with the SEC may be subject to automatic disqualifications or collateral consequences under federal securities laws and regulations. The Commission, however, may grant a settling party’s...more
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has once again earned her title as “Crypto Mom” by expressing support for building a “non-exclusive safe harbor” for the offer and sale of certain cryptocurrency tokens. Peirce explained that...more
Earlier this month, FINRA responded to comments submitted regarding proposed amendments to Rule 5110 (see: https://bit.ly/2MlXCU4) and filed an amended proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
An April 11, 2019, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum seeks to bring certain guidance issued by federal agencies, including the SEC, under more effective scrutiny. By its terms, the Memorandum applies to agency rules,...more
Recently, FINRA refiled with the SEC proposed rule changes to its Corporate Financing Rule, which is Rule 5110. We had previously posted regarding FINRA’s proposed amendments, which were withdrawn. ...more
Wow, it finally happened. The SEC granted long awaited guidance on when tokens are not securities in the form of a no-action letter. ...more