All Securities and Exchange Commission articles – Page 61
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SEC sets date to debate its own fiduciary duty rule
After months of parsing through comment letters and collecting financial industry feedback, the SEC is ready to inject itself in the controversial effort to create a fiduciary duty regulation for broker-dealers and investment advisers. The Commission has scheduled an open meeting on Wednesday, April 18, to debate a potential rule ...
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CAQ arms directors with cyber risk roadmap
To stoke more board inquiry on cyber-security, the CAQ has published a primer on questions that management and external auditors should be ready to answer.
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Former EY partner wins appeal of PCAOB disciplinary action
An appeals court has thrown out a PCAOB disciplinary finding against a former EY audit partner that was reviewed and supported by the SEC.
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SEC approves updated and new taxonomies for XBRL filings
The SEC has approved both the 2018 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy and a new SEC Reporting Taxonomy that companies need to use to complete XBRL filings.
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Study establishes link between fee pressure and audit quality
New academic research suggests there is indeed a correlation between pressure on audit fees and audit quality — and it’s not pretty.
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SEC pitches changes to liquidity risk disclosures
The SEC is looking to amend liquidity-related disclosure requirements for certain open-end investment management companies. Under the proposal, funds would discuss, in their annual report, the effectiveness of their program.
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Theranos executives charged by SEC for 'massive fraud'
The SEC has charged Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and its former President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, with raising more than $700 million from investors “through an elaborate, years-long fraud.”
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SEC settles with audit firms over unregistered work
The SEC has settled charges with foreign affiliates of KPMG, Deloitte, and BDO for overseas audit work that was not properly registered with the PCAOB.
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Voya advisers settle SEC charges they failed to disclose securities lending conflict
The SEC has charged investment adviser subsidiaries of Voya Holdings with failing to disclose conflicts of interest. They were also acused of misleading disclosures in connection with their practice of recalling securities on loan so affiliates could receive tax benefits.
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PCAOB censures former engagement partner over Koss audits
The PCAOB has censured the partner who oversaw audits at Koss, where a top finance executive went prison on charges of embezzling more than $30 million.
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SEC keeps options open for mandatory shareholder arbitration
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has floated the idea of mandatory shareholder arbitration, raising issues about agency enforcement and investor protection.
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In M&A, SEC hints at relief over accounting rule differences
M&A deals could become a little more complicated this year as a result of changes in accounting standards and complexity around what needs to be reported.
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SEC modifies deadline for open-end fund liquidity classification
The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to a six-month extension to the deadline by which open-end funds must comply with certain elements of the Commission's liquidity risk management program rule.
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SEC releases update to cyber-security disclosure guidance
The SEC has released updated cyber-security disclosure guidance. Chairman Jay Clayton says the guidance “will promote clearer and more robust disclosure by companies about cyber-security risks and incidents, resulting in more complete information being available to investors.”
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Regulators make funding pitch for FY 2019 budget
This week, President Trump sent Congress a $4.4 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2019. While Congress pores over the document, regulatory agencies are making their pitch for more resources.
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SEC considers amending auditor independence rules
Has it become unrealistic for some companies to engage truly independent auditors? Exploring that possibility, the SEC may amend its independence rules.
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Early filings point to uptick in revenue failures
Audit Analytics is predicting companies will disclose an increased number of accounting failures in 2018 after the adoption of new rules on revenue recognition.
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OCIE announces 2018 examination priorities
The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examination has announced its 2018 examination priorities. Making the list are policies and controls related to cyber-security, money laundering, and retail investor fraud.
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Cobalt: SEC ends second FCPA probe
Cobalt International Energy disclosed in a securities filing this week that the SEC concluded its second investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act related to the company’s operations in Angola and does not intend to bring an enforcement action.
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ArticleDespite deregulation push, the SEC keeps working on new rules
Even as the Trump Administration trumpets its deregulation efforts, the SEC is working to implement a backlog of stalled rules already on the books.