In various prepared remarks in recent weeks, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gensler has commented on a number of potential proposals for additional disclosure requirements.
In remarks made to the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Chair Gensler addressed a number of topics, including gamification and crypto assets. Commenting on issuer…
Today, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler spoke at the “Climate and Global Financial Markets” webinar, hosted by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the UN-supported network of investors—focusing his remarks on: “So, what does the SEC have to do with climate?” Giving a timely analogy related to the Olympics, the Chair explained that…
At a recent conference, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler gave wide-ranging remarks addressing market structure issues, LIBOR and other rates, and the Commission’s regulatory agenda.
Addressing regulatory initiatives relating to public company disclosures, Chair Gensler noted he has asked the Staff to put together recommendations on mandatory company disclosures on climate risk and…
On June 21, 2021, US financial regulators met with US President Joe Biden to discuss the US economy and update him on their efforts to address climate-related risks. According to the White House readout of the meeting, the regulators said “they were making steady progress” on implementing President Biden’s executive order on climate-related risk. The…
In a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, seven well-known tech companies responded to SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee’s March 2021 request for public input on climate change disclosures (see our related blog post). The letter expressed support for consistent reporting by public companies regarding climate-related matters.…
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In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to raise a number of issues specific to public companies that file reports with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
During this webinar hosted by Intelligize, Laura Richman and Christina Thomas will address these issues, specifically…
Yesterday, November 23, 2020, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance issued CF Disclosure Guidance Topic No. 10. The guidance addresses disclosure considerations for companies that are based in or that have a majority of their operations in China. This guidance follows various public statements from SEC officials, as well…
As discussed in earlier blog posts, as a result of various FAST Act mandated changes to Regulation S-K, which were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective in May 2019, a registrant may omit a discussion of the earliest of three years in a filing that includes financial statements covering three years…
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released the final report from the 2018 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The report highlights the recommendations of attendees in ranked order for actions to be taken by the SEC. The Report includes, as the first priority recommendation, amendments to the definition of “accredited investor” in order…
