Of course, it’s not just the SEC that will feel the impact of a new administration. Even quasi-regulators like the PCAOB are impacted. Hence, the PCAOB’s recent decision to put its pending rulemaking that would broaden the scope of auditor responsibilities for audit client noncompliance with laws and regulations – known as NOCLAR – on hold, as noted in this “Accounting Today” article. Just a …
Next Thursday’s Webcast: “Cyber 8-K Report Debrief – Trends and Strategies”
Tune in next Thursday, November 21st to hear Dave Navetta, Michael Egan, Sarah Sellers, Asa Henin and Christian Lee in our webcast – “Cyber 8-K Report Debrief – Trends and Strategies” – as they analyze 8-K filing trends for cybersecurity incidents in the past year, offer strategies and considerations for companies when filing 8-Ks, and review our annual 8-K report covering these topics.
Your Top 10 Decision Points for EDGAR Next
As I recently noted in this blog, there are actions you should be taking now to prepare for the SEC’s new EDGAR Next. One thing you should be doing is becoming educated about what this is all about. Know that there is still a fair amount of uncertainty about what will eventually develop into standard practices in response to the SEC’s rulemaking, and that there …
Learning the AI Basics: How to Distinguish AI Tools
This monthly feature is where I bullet the latest developments in using generative artificial intelligence to help you in your career (and life). This first one comes courtesy of Ethan Mollick, author of the “One Useful Thing” Substack, with commentary from me about how it might apply to our field – the goal of the note below is for you to learn the basics of …
More on “What You Need to Do Now to Prepare for the SEC’s EDGAR Next”
Here’s an excerpt from this Cooley Alert by Beth Sasfai, Brad Goldberg, and Luci Altman that contains practice tips in the wake of the SEC’s new EDGAR Next (which we have already blogged about a few times): “What should public companies do now to comply with Next?
What You Need to Do Now to Prepare for the SEC’s EDGAR Next
Recently, I blogged about the SEC’s new EDGAR Next, then I shared a number of anecdotes from in-house practitioners who are starting to spot the challenges they will face to comply with the new rules. Here are six things you should be doing now:
In-House Voices: Practical Issues With SEC’s EDGAR Next
We’ve polled some of our in-house friends, and here’s what they’re saying about the practical issues they see – and the fears they have – so far with the SEC’s new EDGAR Next, which I blogged about recently:
The SEC Updates Protocols for Your Edgar Accounts
Recently, the SEC adopted rule changes to improve the security of filer EDGAR access, including amending Form ID. As Cydney Posner lays out in her PubCo blog, the rule changes impact companies so that: The good news is that these new rules likely will cut down on the number of fake EDGAR filings, which were pretty rare, but a lot of fun to blog about, …
A Company’s PR Firm Gets Rosy on Social Media, SEC Enforcement Ensues
Recently, a company settled an SEC enforcement proceeding because a public relations firm managing the CEO’s social media accounts went rogue when it disseminated material nonpublic information. Here are a few random thoughts:
Cybersecurity Form 8-Ks: Corp Fin’s Interesting Comment Letter Process
We’ve known for some time that Corp Fin is reviewing Form 8-Ks filed after a company experiences a cybersecurity incident – including whether those 8-Ks should be filed under Item 1.05 or Item 8.01. These reviews have happened side-by-side with three tranches of guidance from the staff regarding cybersecurity incident 8-Ks, including: Now, the Corp Fin staff has uploaded an interesting publicly available comment letter …