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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EFRAG Seeks Input on Draft Response to ISSB’s Proposed Internationalization of Accounting Standards

On June 2, 2023, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) issued a draft letter requesting comments on the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) proposal to improve the international...more

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Changes to ASC 280 (Segment Reporting) Appear Likely

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Segment reporting - a frequent topic of SEC comments and the subject of long-running debate at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - continues to appear on the FASB’s Technical Agenda, with some likely changes on...more

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Sarbanes-Oxley Turns 20: A Look-Back to See Ahead

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The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protections Act of 2002, commonly known as the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act,” or “SOX” for short, has been in effect for twenty years, and as we celebrate the Act’s platinum...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

China to Introduce Its First ESG Disclosure Standard

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The move follows a number of similar standards that regulators and governments across the globe have proposed. With effect from 1 June 2022, the Guidance for Enterprise ESG Disclosure (the Guidance), published by...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Russia (Updated)

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of size, having a vast territory of 17.1 million square kilometers. It shares borders with many European and Asian countries such as Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Proposes New Valuation Rule under the 1940 Act

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On April 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed new rule 2a-5 ("Proposed Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act") addressing valuation practices and the board of...more

Opportune LLP

Bringing Goodwill & Asset Impairment Testing into Focus

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Find out why adequetely addressing year-end goodwill and long-lived asset impairment testing procedures improves financial audits, reviews and allows for greater transparency. Market equity prices and indices continued to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Problems with Facilitation Payments

The original version of the FCPA, enacted in 1977, contained an exception for payments made to non-U.S. officials who performed duties that were “essentially ministerial or clerical”. In 1988 Congress responded by amending...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Compliance and Ethics in Corporations

The United States has been the global leader in the enforcement of anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws for several decades. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was enacted in the United States in 1977 in order to...more

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Regulators Address the 2019 Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference

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Always a fertile source of regulatory perspective, this year’s Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference featured a future-oriented theme in remarks by Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission Wesley...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Russia

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of size, having a vast territory of 17.1 million square kilometers. It shares borders with many European and Asian countries such as Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - April 2019

This Hong Kong regulatory update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed (or planning to list) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Report On International Disclosure Of “Key Audit Matters”

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This study conducted by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants reports on the results of a year of international reporting of “key audit matters,” the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s analog...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Disclosure Alert: Consider Transitional Disclosure on Revenue Recognition Standard

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The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to encourage companies to provide useful disclosure to investors with regard to the new revenue recognition standard that will apply for reporting periods...more

Stoel Rives LLP

In Case You Missed It - Interesting Items for Corporate Counsel - January 2017

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The SEC published a white paper about Regulation A+, What Do We Know So Far?, here. Since changes to Regulation A in June 2015, there have been 147 Regulation A offerings, seeking $2.6 billion, that have raised about $190...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Important Reminders for the 2017 Proxy Season

The following are some important reminders and updates for the 2017 proxy season. Say-When-on-Pay - Required Vote in 2017 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires companies to conduct a...more

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