On June 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted amendments to Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, which sets forth the SEC's auditor independence standards, changing the analysis of whether an audit firm...more
SEC Proposes Amendments to Auditor Independence Rules to Address Certain Lending Relationships - Summary - On May 2, 2018, the SEC issued proposed amendments to its auditor independence rules concerning the...more
The SEC has posted a new rule proposal that would modify the analysis of auditor independence in the context of lending relationships between the auditor and certain shareholders of an audit client during the audit or...more
New Rules, Propsed Rules, Guidance and Alerts - SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Extends No-Action Relief on Auditor Independence and the “Loan Provision” - On September 22, 2017, the staff of the SEC’s...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management (SEC Staff) on September 22, 2017 extended indefinitely the effectiveness of no-action relief granted a year earlier with respect to the...more