President Trump has signed into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act to restrict the ability of foreign issuers to trade on U.S. exchanges if their auditors are not inspected...
December 21, 2020
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Agencies Announce More Leadership Changes
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has announced that he plans to leave the CFTC early in 2021, after leading the agency for 17 months. During this...
December 10, 2020
SEC Study Finds Credit Markets Largely Absorbed COVID-19 Risk, But Still Have a Way to Go
A new report by SEC staff seeks to identify the extent to which interconnectedness and related interdependencies in the U.S. credit markets contributed to or mitigated risk – including systemic...
October 27, 2020
Statistics Point to Record-Setting Year for SEC
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton provided an update on the SEC’s results for the 2020 fiscal year during this year’s virtual SEC Speaks conference on October 8. He applauded the agency...
October 15, 2020
SEC Chairman, Enforcement Director Reinforce Focus on Retail Investors
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Jay Clayton, Chairman of the SEC, recently gave a speech in which he reiterated his focus on retail investors. Clayton suggested that the defining principles for...
September 24, 2020
The SEC has fined a Texas-based investment adviser a total of $40 million in two enforcement actions regarding failures to disclose certain practices by the adviser in connection with teacher...
August 11, 2020
SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee Holds Special Meeting to Discuss Diversity and Inclusion, Data Privacy and Technology July 23, 2020 The SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee held a special...
July 23, 2020
DOL Confirms DC Plans May Offer Options that Include Private Equity Investments
DOL Confirms DC Plans May Offer Options that Include Private Equity Investments June 9, 2020 The Department of Labor recently issued an Information Letter, in response to a request,...
June 09, 2020