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Recent PCAOB Developments for Audit Committee and Companies

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has had one of its busiest years in recent memory, including with respect to standard setting, inspections and enforcement. Below is a summary of notable developments that...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Companies without a Control Core – Draft Bills Calls for Changes

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has recently re-approved the draft amendment to the Israeli Companies Law. The aim of this amendment is to improve the corporate governance rules applicable to companies with no...more

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Keep Track of Perquisites and Related Person Transactions: Recent Sec Enforcement Actions

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Over the past few years, the SEC has renewed its focus on public company failures to disclose perquisites  and related person transactions. As discussed under “Deeper Dive” below, most of the cases involve companies that...more

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SEC Acting Chief Accountant Comments on “The Auditor’s Responsibility for Fraud Detection”

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Continuing his recent efforts at clarifying the views of the Office of the Chief Accountant (“OCA”) on various topics, in an October 11, 2022 statement Acting Chief Accountant Paul Munter emphasized the SEC’s focus on auditor...more

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Public Companies Update – October One-Minute Reads

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SEC adopts final pay-versus-performance rules In August 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced its adoption of final rules requiring public companies to disclose information regarding the relationship...more

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PCAOB Releases New Audit Committee Resource

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The PCAOB recently released a new Audit Committee Resource, which sets forth questions that audit committee members may want to consider incorporating into their ongoing engagement with auditors. The categories of questions...more

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PCAOB Releases Its Annual Publication Summarizing Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs

The PCAOB recently published its “Spotlight: 2021 Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs” which presents high-level observations and key takeaways from conversations between the PCAOB and 240 audit committee chairs at U.S....more

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SEC OCA Waves Big Red Flag About “Little R” Restatements

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SEC Acting Chief Accountant Paul Munter released a statement last week, Assessing Materiality: Focusing on the Reasonable Investor When Evaluating Errors (the “Statement”), that is sure to become required reading for any...more

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NYSE Conforms Related Party Transaction Definition

On August 26, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved an amendment to Rule 314 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual in connection with the review and approval of related party transactions.  As we...more

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NYSE Further Revises Definition of Related Party Transactions

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Reverses Position on $120,000 Threshold - On August 19, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange further revised its definition of a “related party transaction” to include the $120,000 quantitative threshold under Item 404 of...more

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NYSE Restores Thresholds for Related Party Transactions To Align With SEC Disclosure Requirements

On August 19, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed an immediately effective rule change (Rule Proposal) restoring a transaction value and materiality threshold for related party transactions that require independent...more

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NYSE Amends Related Party Transaction Approval Requirements

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On August 19, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange amended its rules that require approval of related party transactions for NYSE-listed companies. This amendment, which is effective immediately, modifies an earlier amendment to...more

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PCAOB Releases 2021 Audit Committee Resource

The PCAOB has released a publication captioned “Audit Committee Resource: 2021 Inspections Outlook.”  The purpose of the three-page publication is to assist audit committees in engaging in informed dialogue with their...more

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Reflections on the End of a Turbulent Year and Selected Considerations for 2021

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With 2021 now upon us, companies, auditors and audit committees are gearing up for another annual reporting season, coming off of one of the more turbulent years in recent history, which included a significant number of...more

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PCAOB Shares Insights on Its Conversations With Audit Committee Chairs

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Last week, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board shared additional insights regarding its latest conversations with audit committee chairs – Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs: COVID-19 and the Audit (the...more

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GC Insights: SEC Office of Chief Accountant Issues Statement Reminding Management, Auditors, and Audit Committees of Continued...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Statement of the Chief Accountant of the SEC, Sagar Teotia, outlining activities and concerns of the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) in responding to the impacts of...more

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COVID-19 Coronavirus – Reporting Obligations for Hong Kong Public Companies

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In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, some public companies in Hong Kong are struggling to meet their financial reporting obligations under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong...more

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Are You Prepared? Important Reminders for the 2020 Form 10-K and Proxy Season

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During the past year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a number of amendments to its rules and regulations and issued additional guidance that will impact the Form 10-Ks and proxy statements that public...more

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Corporate Law & Goverance Update - January 2020

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Given evolving Delaware law, understanding the difference between “risk oversight” and “risk management” is an increasingly important board task. In the Marchand and Clovis decisions, the Delaware courts sent an important...more

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SEC Chairman and Senior Staff Members Share Key Reminders for Audit Committees

In December 2019, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, SEC Chief Accountant Sagar Teotia and Division of Corporation Finance Director William Hinman jointly issued a statement (Statement)...more

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The heat is on - Regulators step up pressure to implement LIBOR transition plans

Regulators are increasing pressure on financial institutions to demonstrate that they are proactively addressing the transition away from LIBOR.  On December 23, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services...more

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Legal Update: Ring in the New Year with SEC Year-End Guidance

During the last two weeks of 2019, the US Securities and Exchange Commission offered guidance and reminders relating to the role of audit committees, international intellectual property and technology risks, and confidential...more

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SEC Shares Best Practices With Audit Committees

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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently released a Statement highlighting eight areas that audit committees should focus on this reporting season. Penned by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Division of Corporation Finance...more

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Year-End Reminders on The Role of Audit Committees

On December 30, 2019, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC’s Chief Accountant, and the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a joint statement regarding the role of audit...more

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PCAOB Offers Insights from Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs

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In support of its commitment to increased transparency, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently released Conversations with Audit Committee Chairs: What We Heard & FAQs (the “Summary”), a summary of...more

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