The SEC has historically imposed burdensome financial statement requirements on companies that issue debt that is either guaranteed by subsidiaries or secured. Because most high yield deb...
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed broad changes to the current private offering framework. Recognizing the growing market for private investments, this is the lat...
Now is the season when many public companies are planning for and getting ready to finalize, print and mail a proxy statement for the annual meeting. What if, unfortunately, a company nee...
On January 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission released interpretive guidance for companies regarding disclosure of key performance indicators and other metrics in Management’s D...
Last week the SEC issued three new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations intended to give clarity to last spring’s rule changes that allowed companies to omit discussion of the earlie...
Last week, the House overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at closing what lawmakers have called a “loophole” for insider trading—corporate insiders trading between the occurrence...
Proposed amendments to definitions of “accredited investor” and “qualified institutional buyer” would expand private-offering access for individuals and entities beyond current te...
On December 18, the SEC proposed rules that would require resource extraction companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments or to the U.S. federal government for the commerci...
The SEC staff recently provided guidance for companies on disclosing risks to their intellectual property, technology and data arising from international operations, particularly in juris...
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has proposed new rules that would require financial statements to include specific profit metrics, disclosure about unusual items, and ...
