Investors up in arms over SEC climate proposals SEC chairman Jay Clayton has again come under fire for failing to go far enough on climate disclosures, as the regulator pushes to give company bosses yet more control over the information they divulge to investors. SEC commissioner Allison Lee, an experienced securities law practitioner, spoke out […]
Read MoreSEC outlines planned risk disclosure changes The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing to change its regulations on business, legal proceedings, and risk factor disclosures. The SEC says that the amendments are intended to improve disclosures for investors and to simplify compliance efforts for registrants. Regulation S-K lays out reporting requirements for various SEC filings used […]
Read MoreBoard Diversity: SEC Clarifies Reg S-K Disclosures The staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued two new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (116.11 & 133.13) focussing on how companies should consider board diversity in their Regulation S-K disclosures. The interpretations clarify when “self-identified diversity attributes” of directors and director nominees should be disclosed in […]
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