The Justice Insiders Podcast: Incidents in the Material World: SEC Adopts New Cybersecurity Rules
Episode 288 -- SEC Adopts Robust New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules
Corp Fin issues statement, new C&DIs on disclosure of cybersecurity incidents - On May 21, 2024, Erik Gerding, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin), issued a...more
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance yesterday published five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, or “C&DIs,” all concerning Item 1.05 of Exchange Act Form 8-K, Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents....more
This week the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) pertaining to the latest cybersecurity disclosure requirements. The C&DIs provide guidance on when public...more
The FAQs offer practical advice for listed companies implementing compliant policies. Key Points: ..By December 1, 2023, all companies listed on the NYSE or Nasdaq must adopt clawback policies that comply with listing...more
On December 13, 2022, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published seven new or revised Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”)...more
On December 13, 2022, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (“staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has updated the following Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DI”) on Non-GAAP...more
The SEC has updated its Form 8-K compliance & disclosure interpretations (C&DIs) with two new Q&As focused on Item 1.01, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. New Q&A 102.04 outlines what are generally viewed as...more
On April 6, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) that clarify and address regulatory relief (COVID-19 Order) for certain Exchange Act filings. C&DI...more
The recent SEC enforcement action against ADT Inc. for its failure to comply with the SEC’s equal prominence requirements applicable to non-GAAP financial measures, as outlined in our recent blog post, is a clear reminder...more
The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published nine Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to the Inline XBRL rules adopted in June 2018 and...more
The SEC’s Inline XBRL requirements now apply to large accelerated filers. As registrants have started using Inline XBRL for their filings, a number of questions have come up. On August 20, 2019, the staff of the SEC’s...more
On August 20, 2019, the SEC provided interpretive guidance in the form of nine new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the new inline XBRL and related exhibit requirements....more
You may have heard that the Republican tax overhaul (originally known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017) was signed into law on December 22, 2017. That same day, the SEC staff provided helpful disclosure guidance in the...more
On December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced publication of staff guidance for issuers, auditors, and others to ensure timely public disclosures of the accounting impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
On December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) to assist companies comply with applicable accounting rules regarding the impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...more
As reported by Cydney Posner, Broc Romanek and undoubtedly many others, Corporation Finance staff issued a new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation addressing whether a re-measurement of a deferred tax asset to...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published staff guidance regarding public company disclosure of the accounting impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act)....more
2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more
On May 17, 2016, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance escalated the SEC’s efforts to curb perceived misuse of non-GAAP financial measures with the issuance of a revised set of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations...more
In recent months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has signaled that the use of non-GAAP measures will be scrutinized closely. Chair Mary Jo White has discussed non-GAAP disclosures in speeches, urging...more