All Gary Gensler articles – Page 4
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SEC appoints 4 to overhauled PCAOB; Erica Williams named chair
The SEC appointed Erica Williams to serve as chairperson of the newly overhauled PCAOB. Kara Stein, Christina Ho, and Anthony Thompson will join as new additions, while Acting Chair Duane DesParte will remain on as a board member.
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SEC approves rule establishing process for delisting foreign companies
The SEC approved a rule establishing the process for delisting foreign companies from U.S-based exchanges if they do not allow U.S. regulators to examine their finances.
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SEC executive pay clawback rule primed for ‘significant opposition’
The SEC is poised to pass an executive compensation rule that would require public companies to claw back incentive-based compensation if their finances are restated within the previous three years. Experts expect pushback to the proposed mandate.
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FSOC report: Climate change ‘increasing threat’ to U.S. financial stability
In a report ordered by President Joe Biden, the Financial Stability Oversight Council urged market participants, public companies, and regulators to develop a common agenda to respond to climate change-related financial risk.
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SEC commissioners clash on cryptocurrency securities debate
SEC Commissioners Caroline Crenshaw and Hester Peirce used recent speeches to stake opposite sides on the central debate of whether all cryptocurrencies are securities.
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SEC seeks to implement Dodd-Frank provision on executive compensation votes
The SEC has proposed rulemaking that would enact a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act requiring mutual fund managers to disclose how they voted on proxy proposals, including on compensation agreements with company executives.
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With approach to Coinbase, SEC shows its hand on cryptocurrency
By reacting to Coinbase’s now-scrapped Lend program proposal with a Wells Notice, the SEC sent a message that cryptocurrency companies should not expect the agency to bend to their will.
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Two PCAOB members resign ahead of SEC overhaul
Rebekah Goshorn Jurata and Megan Zietsman have announced they will resign, meaning the PCAOB could soon be left with one active member ahead of SEC plans to clean house at the audit regulator.
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Experts: Gary Gensler and the SEC are coming after cryptocurrencies
Many in the cryptocurrency space would prefer Gary Gensler and the SEC leave the sector to function without much regulation, but experts predict he’ll take a heavy-handed approach.
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SEC to revisit Trump-era whistleblower changes
The Securities and Exchange Commission will review two Trump-era changes to the agency’s whistleblower program, with an eye toward encouraging individuals to report wrongdoing.
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SEC seeks more risk disclosures from China-based companies
The SEC will require China-based public companies listed on U.S. exchanges to make more disclosures about the financial risks posed by potential interference in their operations by the Chinese government.
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SPAC due diligence called out in $8M SEC enforcement
The SEC issued a $7 million fine against startup space company Momentus for misleading investors about the viability of its technology and an additional $1 million fine against the SPAC taking it public for not conducting adequate due diligence.
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SEC tabs New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal as enforcement head
The SEC announced the appointment of New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal as director of its Enforcement Division. He is the second individual to be named to the position in three months after the first pick resigned.
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SEC adds Renee Jones as Corporation Finance head; John Coates to be GC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped Renee Jones to be director for the Division of Corporation Finance, while the division’s acting director, John Coates, is set to take over as the agency’s general counsel.
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SEC rulemaking list 2021: ESG, cyber-risk governance among highlights
The SEC’s spring 2021 rulemaking list is brimming with proposed regulations that would enhance ESG-related disclosures for public companies in areas like climate change, board diversity, human capital management, and cyber-security risk governance.
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SEC’s Gary Gensler stumps for SOFR, shares concerns with Bloomberg rate
SEC Chair Gary Gensler expressed his support for the Fed-backed Secured Overnight Financing Rate over the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index, which he believes has similarities to LIBOR that could be manipulated.
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SEC probing GameStop, others over ‘meme stocks’ craze
Video game retailer GameStop, whose market volatility earlier this year led the so-called “meme stocks” craze, disclosed it is cooperating with an investigation launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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A decade later, Dodd-Frank remains unfinished. Will Gary Gensler’s SEC close it out?
When the Dodd-Frank Act passed in 2010, an urgency existed to enact its many provisions. A decade later, 11 of its rules remain unfinished. Will a change in leadership at the SEC get the law across the finish line?
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What might an overhauled PCAOB look to accomplish?
With no requirements for the PCAOB to feature a certain number of members from each political party, the SEC has the chance to staff the organization with a decidedly Democratic majority. What might such a Board set out to change?
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SEC ousts PCAOB head William Duhnke; larger overhaul planned
SEC Chair Gary Gensler removed William Duhnke III as head of the PCAOB while also announcing plans to replace the entire board of the audit regulator.