During the previous quarter, the SEC proposed new rulemaking to reduce the number of smaller companies that become subject to enhanced reporting requirements through “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” status....more
7/16/2019
/ Accelerated Filers ,
Amended Rules ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
Confidential Information ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FOIA ,
Food Marketing Institute v Argus Leader Media ,
Howey ,
ICFR ,
Investment Contract ,
Nasdaq ,
No-Action Letters ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
Substantial-Competitive-Harm Test ,
Threshold Requirements
Although the SEC was closed during the first few weeks of the year, they came back strong to close out the quarter with a flurry of final and proposed rulemakings. Over the first quarter of 2019, the SEC adopted additional...more
4/16/2019
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
C&DIs ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EDGAR ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Form 10-Q ,
GAAP ,
Gender Equity ,
MD&A Statements ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Woman Board Members ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
The SEC recently confirmed that the new CEO pay ratio disclosure rules mandated in the Dodd-Frank Act will go into effect in the 2018 proxy season. To assist companies in preparation of the new disclosure, the SEC published...more
The third quarter of 2016 saw the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) carry forward its momentum from an active second quarter. Recent developments include new SEC Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) and...more
10/13/2016
/ 401k ,
C&DIs ,
Capital Markets ,
Filing Requirements ,
FinTech ,
Hyperlink ,
Innovation ,
No-Action Relief ,
Proposed Rules ,
Proxy Access ,
Regulation S-K ,
SEC Comment Letter Process ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tandy Letter
In Depth -
New SEC C&DIs Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures -
On May 17, 2016, the SEC issued several new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) and modified existing C&DIs to provide additional...more
7/13/2016
/ C&DIs ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Form 10-K ,
GAAP ,
JOBS Act ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Smaller Reporting Companies ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
In Depth -
On May 17, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued six new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) and modified other existing C&DIs to provide additional guidance on the use of non-GAAP...more