Regulation Archive

When the SEC calls: Recommendations for IROs caught up in an enforcement action over reporting or accounting issues

Sep 09, 2024

5 min read

In recent years, the SEC has trained its sights more forcefully on financial reporting and accounting issues at public companies...

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What the UK’s new securitization rules mean for issuers, investors and IROs, according to lawyers

Jul 01, 2024

By Brian Noer

13 min read

Though not of concern to all IR teams, the UK’s new securitization regulation regime is certain to have significant impact for...

CSRD as the de facto global standard: Inside the minds of SEC influencers

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CSRD as de facto global standard: Inside the minds of SEC influencers

Apr 26, 2024

By Garnet Roach

6 min read

How do you become (what we’re calling) an SEC ‘influencer’? Whatever those influencers’ background or current position, the thread...

Get specific on risk, says Deep Quarry founder Olga Usvyatsky: Inside the minds of SEC influencers

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Get specific on risk: Inside the minds of SEC influencers

Apr 23, 2024

By Garnet Roach

5 min read

When you’ve spent years focused on the depth of numbers in SEC filings, you come to appreciate what transparency really means...

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Does it even matter if the SEC scraps Scope 3?

Mar 01, 2024

By Noemi Distefano

5 min read

I’m sure everyone landing on this page has heard about the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure standards: a 500-page-long proposal...

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With the first Bitcoin ETFs approved by the SEC, cryptocurrency IR might be about to hit the mainstream

Jan 11, 2024

By Laurie Havelock

3 min read

I imagine I wasn’t alone in assuming it was another crypto scam when the SEC appeared to say that it had approved the listing of...

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What the European Union agreeing to negotiate new rules on ESG ratings means for IROs

Dec 20, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

3 min read

The path has been laid for a new set of regulations governing ESG ratings on companies listed and investment products sold in the...

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The regulators are coming – but you don’t have to run for the hills

Nov 20, 2023

By Alex Kontoleon

3 min read

No matter how smoggy the horizon, it’s clear to see that more US regulations on carbon emissions disclosure are inevitable. Make...

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Proposed changes to US legislation spark concerns for Canadian companies’ reporting costs

Nov 15, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

3 min read

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has urged the US ambassador to Canada to act to reverse potential legislation that...

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Semantics in the financial world: Are buybacks really remuneration for all shareholders?

Nov 14, 2023

By Ricardo Jiménez Hernández

6 min read

The realities of linguistic sciences and the financial world do not appear to be very close. Semantics is the part of the...