All SEC articles – Page 59
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ArticleSEC amendments could tailor accelerated filer definitions
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions.
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SEC fines Telefônica Brasil $4.13M in World Cup ticket case
Spanish telecom provider Telefônica Brasil received a civil penalty for improperly accounting for tickets and hospitality given to government officials.
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Former SEC Commissioner Kara Stein joins IEX board
Former SEC Commissioner Kara Stein has joined the board of directors of the Investors Exchange.
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ArticleSome companies are ready for CECL, some are not
Citigroup raised its expected loan loss reserves under CECL as it prepares for parallel testing of its methodology, but plenty of organizations have barely started.
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ArticleJohn Walsh: The regulatory architect
From helping establish the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations to his more recent legal career, John Walsh has had a front-row seat to the evolution of compliance.
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ArticleMatthew Pachman: The phoenix
The secret to rebuilding corporate culture after a scandal? It involves the people left behind.
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ArticleSEC charges GT Advanced Technologies with fraud
GT Advanced Technologies is in trouble with the SEC for misleading shareholders about its ability to provide sapphire glass to Apple for its iPhones.
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ArticleSEC proposes new disclosures for acquisitions, dispositions
The SEC has proposed steps to improve the information investors receive regarding the acquisition and disposition of businesses.
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Citing misconduct in procurement, Kraft will restate
Kraft Heinz will restate nearly three years of financial results after determining employee misconduct in procurement caused a net $208 million misstatement in product costs.
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ArticleInvestors don’t mind non-GAAP in CD&A; they want clarity
Lack of clarity in how companies use non-GAAP measures to calculate executive compensation prompted investors to petition the SEC for change.
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ArticleSEC suspends trading for Bitcoin Generation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended trading for cryto currency market operator Bitcoin Generation while it looks into concerns about information on the marketplace on which investors are relying.
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ArticleEnforcement actions against accountants on the decline
Accountants and auditors are getting a lighter touch from enforcement authorities, according to an analysis that shows actions dropped significantly from 2017 to 2018.
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ArticleInvestors ask SEC to revise non-GAAP rules on comp disclosure
Non-GAAP reporting is obscuring executive compensation disclosures in proxy statements, investors say, and they are asking the SEC to revise its rules.
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ArticleSEC charges compliance officer in ticket resale scam
The SEC has charged a CCO with perpetuating a previously charged scheme run by his cousin that involved stealing millions of dollars from investors.
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ArticleCeladon Group to pay $42.2M in restitution for accounting fraud
Trucking company Celadon Group entered into a corporate resolution for securities fraud and will pay total restitution of $42.2 million for filing materially false and misleading statements to investors and falsifying books, records, and accounts.
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ArticleOCIE issues risk alert on Regulation S-P
The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations has issued a risk alert on Regulation S-P describing the most common deficiencies it has uncovered in recent examinations of both registered investment advisers and broker-dealers.
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Tesla to phase out four board members
Tesla disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that four of its directors eventually will be phased out, reducing the size of its board to seven.
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ArticleQ4 control disclosures inched upward, FERF says
Nearly one-fourth of filings with the SEC in the fourth quarter contained admissions of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.
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Uber discloses its bribery and corruption risk
In its first-ever filing with the SEC, ride-sharing company Uber discussed its bribery and corruption risks, including an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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SEC charges former SeaWorld executive with insider trading
The SEC has charged the former general counsel of amusement park company SeaWorld Entertainment for his role in an insider-trading scheme, and it’s not the first time that a SeaWorld executive has been in trouble for misleading investors.