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Welcome to this Edition of Everything Compliance, Shout Outs and Rants. In this episode, we have the quintet of Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, Karen Woody, Tom Fox and Karen Moore. 1. Karen Moore rants at the Department of...more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) continued to expand its enforcement in the final year of the Biden administration, reaching the highest level of enforcement actions since 2017, according to a new report...more
January 2, 2025- Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler issued a statement on new standards approved by the Commission for firms that wish to maintain their registration with the Public Company Accounting...more
On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, holding that the Seventh Amendment prohibits...more
1. What Is the Corporate Transparency Act and Why Was It Enacted? Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) on January 1, 2021, to address concerns that the inaccessibility of U.S. companies’ beneficial ownership...more
In recent years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had its eye on the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) market — warning investors against putting money into SPACs, expressing skepticism about...more
On January 25, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) urging the board to make sure it was taking sufficient measures to hold...more
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has denied an accountant’s appeal of a Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) order that cancelled her practicing certificate due to...more
In this Issue. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks; the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division is seeking...more
Our global team of securities and professional liability lawyers at Hogan Lovells is uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on Fair Credit Report Act consumer information matching requirements; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Public...more
On 21 August 2020, the court of Chancery of the State of Delaware granted a motion brought by three Defendant KPMG firms to dismiss a cause of action seeking to hold KPMG LLP (KPMG US) liable as the agent of KPMG Cardenas...more
Editor's Note - “Humility and Prudence” at the CFPB. In a memo to employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) later turned into a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney articulated his...more