Last month, Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced a bill entitled Bad Actor Disqualification Act of 2019 (“proposed bill”). The proposed bill is intended to increase...more
On June 28, 2019, Commissioner Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) delivered a speech entitled “Baby on Board” at the Society for Corporate Governance National Conference. In her speech, Commissioner...more
In previous blog posts, we have discussed PCAOB Staff Guidance on the basics of critical audit matters (CAMs), the determination of CAMs and the methodologies for CAMs compliance. In a recent PCAOB Staff Guidance,...more
On October 31, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new property disclosure requirements for mining company registrants. The new rules, codified in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K, aim to replace...more
On April 3, 2019, Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a new bill entitled the Corporate Executive Accountability Act that would allow negligent executive officers to be prosecuted for a corporation’s wrongdoings. According to...more
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