- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-06-14T18:55:00
The SEC’s spring 2021 rulemaking list is brimming with proposed regulations that would enhance ESG-related disclosures for public companies in areas like climate change, board diversity, human capital management, and cyber-security risk governance.
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Public companies would have to report material cybersecurity incidents no later than four business days after they occur if a rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission takes effect.
The SEC’s updated fall rulemaking list suggests the agency will push forward with an aggressive agenda in 2022 that will include mandated ESG disclosures and further attempts to walk back rule changes implemented under Republican control.
In his first year leading the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler has tipped his hand regarding stricter oversight of companies’ environmental disclosures and the cryptocurrency industry. Year 2 will likely see words turn to actions.
Data brokers have been getting away with selling Americans’ personal and financial data without adequate protections, an illegal practice that a new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will intend to stop, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
In striking down penalties against cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash for violating U.S. sanctions, a federal appeals court may have started to chip away at anti-money laundering regulations established by Democrats even before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
The Department of Justice has added antitrust compliance guidance in an update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.
