Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, Paul Atkins, announced that the SEC will review rules that effectively require public companies to disclose the compensation of chief executive officers along with other other top executives. According to an SEC press release, the agency will host a roundtable on June 26, 2025 to Read More
The United States House Financial Services Committee approved a bill proposed by the House Republicans to cut funding from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to dissolve the Public Company Accounting Board into the Securities and Exchange Commission. The legislation received some backlash from Democrats along the way however, the Read More
The United States House Republicans released a draft of a bill that would place oversight authority of the digital assets markets in the hands of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This proposal would split up supervision of the crypto markets between the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Read More
The Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as chair and leader of the Securities Exchange Commission. This confirmation marks Atkins’ return to the SEC where he served as commissioner from 2002 to 2008. Atkins, confirmed by a 52–44 vote, is expected to ease regulatory enforcement and roll back compliance requirements for corporations. Read More
Deutsche Bank’s asset-management arm DWS Group agreed to a fine of 25 million euros, or $27 million to the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s office to settle allegations of greenwashing. The allegations were brought by Frankfurt prosecutors after its investigation into the firm’s environmental and social investing credentials. Greenwashing is when a Read More
Nasdaq proposed a change in its initial listing requirements for small companies that wish to conduct an initial public offerings. This change would effectively harden its listing standards, making it more difficult for smaller companies to list on the Nasdaq. According to the new rule, Nasdaq will require that companies Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced, in a letter to the Eighth Circuit court, that it has voted to no longer defend rules requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks, greenhouse gas emissions, and their impact on business operations. The original rules requiring sch disclosure was adopted last year under the Read More
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mark Uyeda announced the implementation of a “blueprint” designed to slow the Commission’s rulemaking process while improving cost efficiency. Such a “blueprint” entails longer comment periods as well as the rejection and reduction of rules proposed under the leadership of former SEC chair, Gary Gensler. Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the withdrawal of a policy that granted the Director of Enforcement the authority to initiate new investigations and approve the issuance of subpoenas. The former policy was created in 2009, which essentially allowed the Director to legally permit the SEC staff to open an Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the rescission of guidelines, established during Gary Gensler’s tenure as Chair of the agency, that governed the exclusion of certain shareholder proposals from proxy statements, marking a shift that favors companies in shareholder proposal exclusions. The SEC announced its decision in a Staff Legal Read More
