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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - March Edition

Latham & Watkins LLP on 3/6/2024

On 23 February 2024, the Investment Association (IA) issued its annual letter to FTSE 350 remuneration committee chairs providing an update on the IA’s Principles of Remuneration and emerging views on remuneration matters....more

Directors Quarterly: January 2024

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) on 2/9/2024

Taking stock, looking ahead - The start of a new year is an important opportunity for boards to take a step back and reassess their agendas to help ensure that they are appropriately focused on the most critical issues for...more

Regulatory monitoring: EU version - November 2023

A&O Shearman on 12/4/2023

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential regulation - The ESRB has published a speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and Chair of the ESRB, on its first general warning about financial stability risks that it published...more

Recent Developments for Directors - December 2023 Edition

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/1/2023

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two statutes that will require certain companies doing business in California to disclose their GHG emissions (SB 253) and climate-related financial risk...more

SEC Updates for the Upcoming 2022 Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Form 20-F

Seward & Kissel LLP on 2/7/2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted amendments and updated disclosure requirements that are to be included in a reporting company’s annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F. The SEC has also proposed...more

This SEC Press Release Is a Compliance Checklist for Corporations - Fall 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/12/2022

The Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) recently reported a robust enforcement year with record-breaking results. The summary is an indicator of where the division is concentrating efforts,...more

The Informed Board - Fall 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/9/2022

The proliferation of U.S. sanctions and other regulations affecting cross-border transactions has implications for directors, who may be personally liable for violations in some cases. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange...more

SEC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026

Morgan Lewis on 9/12/2022

The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently released its draft Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022 to 2026 for public comment. The Strategic Plan sets forth the following three key goals for the Securities and...more

Defending Against Ransomware: OSFI Updated Advisory on Cyber Incident Reporting

Bennett Jones LLP on 3/15/2022

Ransomware continues to present an increasing risk to all organizations. Ransomware attacks can involve the installation of malicious software designed to block access to computer systems and/or steal data, and a...more

Preparing for the 2022 Reporting Season

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 12/20/2021

Below is a high-level summary of applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the 2022 reporting season for public companies....more

FDIC Finalizes Brokered Deposits and ILC Rules Ahead of the Holidays

Goodwin on 12/17/2020

In this Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was busy this week, finalizing rules that modernize brokered deposits regulations, establish new standards for parent companies of industrial loan companies and...more

[Event] Board & Audit Committee Compliance Conference - February 24th - 25th, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 11/21/2019

The Office of Inspector General of Health and Human Services expects board members, board audit/compliance committee members, and senior level leaders of organizations to be experienced in compliance oversight. The Board &...more

Regulators Address the 2019 Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference

WilmerHale on 5/15/2019

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

Minimizing Litigation Risk: What Cybersecurity Auditors Can Learn From Their Financial Statement Auditor Analogues

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/16/2019

Data breaches – always critically important to those with responsibility for storing, transporting and protecting electronic information – have become an all-consuming topic of late. Stories about data theft dominate...more

SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure—2018 Mid-Year Update

Jones Day on 8/2/2018

Chairman Jay Clayton's vision for the Securities and Exchange Commission has largely shaped the first half of 2018, with policies and initiatives focused on the "main street investor" and combating clear cases of outright...more

Topic 606 and More

Opportune LLP on 7/19/2018

Public midstream oil and gas entities continue to face ever-increasing complexity related to filing financial statements that are compliant with GAAP and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC has been...more

SEC Sees Fewer Filed Cases in 2017, But Signals Aggressive Enforcement Ahead in Financial Reporting, Cybersecurity and Other Key...

Fenwick & West LLP on 11/27/2017

After a record-breaking fiscal year 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division had a somewhat quieter year, at least in terms of the number of actions filed. The Enforcement Division released its...more

Investment Services Regulatory Update - August 2017

Vedder Price on 8/29/2017

On August 7, 2017, the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert providing a summary of the staff’s observations from sweep exams of broker-dealers, investment advisers and funds...more

SEC Filings: Reports Of Cybersecurity As A Corporate Risk Factor On The Rise

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/28/2017

One way to measure the increasing importance of cybersecurity to American businesses is to track how often the issue arises as a risk factor in corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A recent...more

SEC Speaks 2017

Morgan Lewis on 3/6/2017

Commission staff highlight key developments and successes in the SEC enforcement program. As they do every year, senior officials from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission), including current...more

PCAOB Focuses on Cybersecurity at Standing Advisory Group Meeting

Morgan Lewis on 7/23/2014

Panelists at the PCAOB’s June 25 Standing Advisory Group Meeting discussed cybersecurity and the potential implications for financial reporting and auditing. Some of the highlights from the panel include the following...more

FINRA’s 2014 Regulatory And Examination Priorities Address Existing And Emerging Investor Protection And Market Integrity Issues

Troutman Pepper on 1/7/2014

On January 2, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published its annual regulatory and examination priorities letter. The letter identifies and sets forth how FINRA intends to address significant risks and...more

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