SEC Chairman Jay Clayton gave his first public address yesterday, with some meaningful remarks directed at public company regulations.
The long-term interest of the Main Street Investor (...
The Human Capital Management Coalition has submitted a rulemaking petition to the SEC to require all public companies to disclose information about its workforce. The petition is signed b...
The NYSE has proposed to change its rules to provide for companies to list without the usual process of an underwritten IPO and registering under the Exchange Act. Various news articles i...
In the midst of the controversy over Snap’s issued no-vote shares, and Blue Apron’s authorized but not issued no-vote shares, one company has discarded its efforts to form a class of ...
So far this season 44 shareholder proposals asking companies to appoint independent chairs of boards are on annual meeting ballots. None of the ones voted on have passed, although eight h...
Mylan recently publicly protested what may be a little known ISS policy that impacts the provision of draft reports to S&P 500 companies.
CalSTRS, the New York City Comptroller’s office...
A recent speech by the SEC Chief Accountant provided guidance for audit committees on several key areas of responsibilities in new developments, and on perennial issues of auditor evaluat...
Two letters from members of the House of Representatives directed Chairman Clayton to continue his predecessor’s efforts toward requiring companies to provide more information on the di...
On June 1, 2017, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board approved a new audit standard that will introduce changes to the content of the auditor’s report on financial statements. ...
Dear Audit Committee Member:
Yesterday, the PCAOB decided to adopt a new auditor reporting standard that includes the communication of critical audit matters (CAMs). The rules are subje...
