By Adrianne Appel2024-04-09T20:33:00
A commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the agency should form an advisory committee comprised of chief compliance officers as part of a wide-ranging critique of the agency’s efforts to engage with the public.
Hester Peirce, part of the Republican minority among the agency’s five commissioners, said she has found the perspective of CCOs to be “invaluable in understanding how rules actually operate” during remarks delivered at last week’s SEC Speaks event.
The SEC should scale back its rulemaking agenda and draft new policies only after stakeholders have helped identify a problem and solution, said Peirce.
2024-06-03T13:41:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Compliance Week’s Aaron Nicodemus sat down for an exclusive chat with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce covering the flood of new regulation emanating from the agency, stresses on compliance at smaller firms, CCO liability, and more.
2024-05-16T13:43:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Regulators and government agencies often speak to the value of empowered corporate compliance programs to advancing their mission. Why not practice what they preach by empowering compliance among their own ranks?
2023-12-15T19:37:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Securities and Exchange Commission denied a petition filed on behalf of cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase that called for the creation of a new regulatory framework for crypto asset securities.
2025-07-26T02:15:00Z By Neil Hodge
Plans to push audit firms to disclose how they use AI in audits have been broadly welcomed, but concerns remain over how corporate data is used, secured, retained, and potentially exposed.
2025-07-25T23:17:00Z By Adrianne Appel
SEC Chair Paul Atkins is soliciting candidates for all five seats on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, he announced Wednesday.
2025-07-24T17:15:00Z By Ruth Prickett
The U.K. government promised to introduce Sustainability Reporting Standards in its manifesto. Almost a year after it came to power, it launched a consultation on June 25 on draft plans for these standards, which are largely based on those of the ISSB.
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