It remains to be seen whether recent developments will ease corporate confusion, or add to dilemmas. With little more than a month to go before this year’s conflict minerals disclosures, the Securities and Exchange Commission has thrown a curveball.

It remains to be seen whether recent developments will ease corporate confusion, or add to dilemmas. With little more than a month to go before this year’s conflict minerals disclosures, the Securities and Exchange Commission has thrown a curveball.