SEC Reaffirms Climate, ESG Priority; Asks Public Input During a March 15 speech at the Center for American Progress, the SEC’s Acting Chair Allison Herren…
Weinberg & CompanyMarch 18, 2021
BEST PRACTICE Newsletter – April 2021
SEC HITS PAUSE BUTTON ON SPAC FRENZY- After months of scrutiny over the SPAC frenzy, the SEC has issued new…
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Primary Direct Floor Listing Approved- The SEC has approved a new way for public companies to raise money in the capital markets called the…
Weinberg & CompanyFebruary 17, 2021
Biden Nominees Signal Stronger Regs- President-elect Joe Biden's nominees for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are anticipated…
Weinberg & CompanyJanuary 19, 2021
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Simply Stated Newsletter – December 2020
PCAOB TO INCREASE INSPECTIONS OF HARDEST HIT COVID SECTORS- Newly elected Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Megan Zietsman, announced that…
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Simply Stated Newsletter – November 2020
SPACs RAISE RECORD $65.7 BILLION - Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are having a record year, with 182 companies seeking the lucrative equity markets, while…
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Simply Stated Newsletter – October 2020
FASB ADVISORY COUNCIL IN NO HURRY FOR NEW REGULATIONS FASB's Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) is in no hurry to issue new guidance for…
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Simply Stated Newsletter – September 2020
SEC Overhauls Disclosure Requirements - In a sustained effort led by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to roll back regulations, the SEC voted to modify disclosure…
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Simply Stated Newsletter – August 2020
COVID-19 Triggers More Going Concern Disclosures The most recent data from Audit Analytics shows that 42 SEC-registered public companies have cited the COVID-19 pandemic as…
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Simply Stated Newsletter – July 2020
Diminishing disgorgements- Supreme Court limits SEC's Power While affirming the SEC's authority to seek disgorgement, the Supreme Court placed limits on the SEC practice of…
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Simply Stated Newsletter – June 2020
PPP 2.0 House Overwhelmingly Passes PPP Clean-up Legislation - With a near unanimous vote of 417-1, the U.S. House on May 28 passed the Paycheck…
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