Compliance into the Weeds - SOX Compliance, PCAOB Inspections and Audits
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 449, Francine McKenna with an update on the KPMG-PCAOB Scandal
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 144-Changes at the PCAOB
Episode 25 -- Unraveling the KPMG Audit Scandal
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 51, the PCAOB and Compliance
Directors Quarterly: April 2024- With the explosion of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), companies are facing the challenge of moving quickly—but not too quickly. Gen AI governance has moved to the top of many...more
On March 6, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) held a virtual roundtable to discuss its June 6, 2023 proposed rule: Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards Related to a Company’s Non-Compliance with Laws and...more
On June 3, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping new auditing standards (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003) that would require auditors to consider a company’s noncompliance with laws and...more
In this new statement, SEC Chief Accountant Paul Munter—no longer “acting” Chief, he got the job—discusses some of the issues arising out of the increased use by lead auditors of other accounting firms and individual...more
On September 29, 2022, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative securities class action against Plug Power Inc. and certain of its officers. Plaintiff brought suit...more
Fenwick corporate partner Ran Ben-Tzur recently led a small group discussion, “How can GCs identify, prepare for, and respond to pitfalls on the road to IPO?” at TechGC’s IPO Conference held in San Francisco. Below are some...more
Today, the Securities & Exchange Commission voted 3 to 1 in favor of adopting a long-awaited set of proposed revisions to SEC regulations concerning the disclosure of climate risks and related financial impacts, as well as...more
On December 2, 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments implementing the disclosure and submission requirements of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (HFCA Act). In addition,...more
As year-end fast approaches, there has been no shortage of regulatory developments relevant to the upcoming financial reporting season. Several of these developments are summarized below....more
On December 2, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (Act). The Act is identical to the bill the U.S. Senate passed in May 2020. Most significantly, the Act requires...more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) recently released an interim analysis report on the initial impact of critical audit matter (CAM) requirements (Auditing Standard No. 3101). Generally, CAM requirements...more
This practice note discusses 10 practice points that can help you, as counsel to underwriters or initial purchasers, skillfully navigate the task of reviewing and negotiating comfort letters. A comfort letter is a letter...more
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) recently published guidance for auditors on the accounting treatment of cryptoassets, including Bitcoin. The PCAOB guidance highlights considerations for addressing...more
On May 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) initiated and settled cease-and-desist proceedings against a private fund sponsor that allegedly failed to timely deliver audited financial statements to the...more
Recent court decisions - Germany - Cum/Ex-trades spark litigation - So called Cum/Ex-trades have become one of the hottest legal topics in Germany. A flood of claims dealing with those trades has reached German...more
COVID-19 presents novel issues for underwriters, who are grappling with the need to support their clients accessing funding and also maintain disclosure standards and manage their risk when the typical tools that they use to...more
In remarks last week, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Clayton discussed the SEC’s proposed amendments to streamline and modernize the requirements for Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) disclosures. The...more
Among the insights shared at last week’s 2019 AICPA Conference on SEC and PCAOB Developments, held December 9–11, Sagar Teotia, recently appointed Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission, delivered a...more
In a recent publication, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Staff shares some initial observations regarding Critical Audit Matters (“CAMs”) implementation....more
Under rule 206(4)-2 of the Advisers Act, otherwise known as the Custody Rule, it is a fraudulent practice for a registered investment adviser to have custody of client funds or securities, unless the adviser takes certain...more
At the recent 2019 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, representatives of the SEC provided updates on a number of emerging issues, including implementation of the critical audit matters (“CAMs”)...more
Junaid A. Zubairi, Chair of Vedder Price’s Government Enforcement and Special Investigations group, served as co-chair of the 2019 ALI-CLE Accountants’ Liability program on October 17 and 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. The...more
There have been significant recent developments in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation of foreign private issuers, (FPIs) including changes that impact the annual report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2019....more
In this report, Critical Audit Matters: Public company adaptation to enhanced auditor reporting, Intelligize examines data from a survey, conducted by SourceMediaResearch/Accounting Today, of 171 compliance specialists at...more
More than two years since the PCAOB adopted the new critical audit matters (CAMs) disclosure requirement, the first batch of CAMs disclosures is finally rolling out with respect to audits of large accelerated filers with...more