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8/22/08

Tax Bills Opposed by Hedge Fund Group Do Not Advance as Congress Recesses

8/22/08 IASB Will Propose Global Standard for Fair Value Converged with FASB and U.S. GAAP
8/20/08 Vanguard Urges SEC to Keep Rule 2a-7 Reliance on Credit Ratings
8/20/08 SROs Propose Consolidation of Insider Trading Surveillance Duties
8/14/08 Hedge Fund Groups File Amicus Briefs in Federal Court Appeal of 13(d) Case
8/14/08 PCAOB Adopts Rules Governing Succession to Predecessor Firm Registration
8/11/08 Fed Issues Final Home Mortgage Amendments
8/7/08 White Paper - SEC Guidance on Use of Company Websites
7/29/08 Commenters Offer Differing Views on Timing and Benefits of Interactive Data Proposal
7/29/08 SEC Proposes to Alter References to Credit Rating Agencies in Its Rules and Forms
7/28/08 White Paper - Congress Overhauls Regulatory Regime for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
7/21/08 Hedge Fund Group Opposes Deferred Compensation Provisions in Energy and Tax Extenders Bill
7/21/08 Conference Panelists Review Issues Affecting Audit Committees
7/17/08 SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting Issues Final Report
7/14/08 Key Senators Assert Oversight of SEC-Fed Pact on Investment Banks
7/14/08 SEC Approves Proposals on Foreign Broker-Dealers
7/8/08 SEC Commissioner Designate Paredes Charts Middle Course on Hedge Fund Regulation
7/7/08 IPOs Still Quiet Amid Broader Market Turmoil
6/30/08 Legal Bulletin Clarifies Registration Exemption for Reorganizations
6/26/08 SEC Proposes to Alter References to Credit Rating Agencies in Its Rules and Forms
6/26/08 PCAOB Adopts Annual and Special Reporting Framework for Registered Public Accounting Firms
6/18/08

Division of Corporation Finance Describes Filing Review Process

6/16/08 Cox Highlights Benefits of Global Financial Reporting Standards
6/16/08 SEC Has International Enforcement Abilities Regarding Sovereign Wealth Funds
6/11/08 SEC Institute Hosts Discussion on PCAOB Developments and SEC Accounting Topics
6/10/08 FSA Director Reaffirms Efficacy of U.K.'s Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers
6/10/08 5th Circuit: No Section 13(d) Money Damages Remedy for Issuers
6/2/08 Intertwining of Bank and Securities Activities Strains Risk Management
6/2/08 Corporation Finance Official Speaks About Recent Developments at SEC Institute
5/28/08 PCAOB Officials Speak at Conference on Accountants' Liability
5/23/08 White Reviews Staff's Top Global Initiatives at PLI Conference
5/20/08 White Paper - Act Removes Enron Loophole and Reforms Electronic Energy Markets
5/20/08 Cross-Border Tender Offer Changes Proposed
5/16/08 President's Working Group Committees Issue Best Practices for Hedge Fund Managers and Investors
5/14/08 Senate Banking Committee Leaders Urge More Funding for SEC in Light of Subprime Crisis
5/9/08 PCAOB Adopts Ethics and Independence Rule
5/9/08 Commenters Oppose U.S. Trading Limit for Foreign Issuer Exemption
5/6/08 Financial Stability Forum Sets Out Broad Reform of Financial Regulation
5/6/08 NY Fed President Calls for Broad Reform of Securitization Process
5/5/08 Casey Discusses Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives
5/5/08 D.C. Bar Hosts Subprime Summit
4/22/08 Enforcement Director Reviews Division's Priorities
4/18/08 President's Working Group Outlines Principles for Private Pools of Capital
4/18/08 Claimed Government Misconduct Not a Bar to Prosecution
4/07/08 Cox Testifies on JPMorgan/Bear Stearns Merger
3/28/08 Treasury Proposes Massive Overhaul of US Financial Services Regulation
3/26/08 White Paper - SEC Regulation of Investment Advisers and Brokers in the Brave New World
3/19/08 3rd Circuit: SLUSA No Bar to Aiding, Abetting Claims by Trust
3/13/08 Donohue Addresses Developments in Hedge Fund Regulation
3/13/08 SEC Proposes Measures on ETFs, Naked Short Sales and Privacy
2/25/08 Corporate Governance Panel Discusses Compensation Disclosure and Shareholder Proposals
2/22/08 IRS Revenue Ruling Impacts Executive Compensation Plans and Disclosure
2/22/08 SEC Proposes Amendments Affecting Foreign Private Issuers
2/14/08 Cox Outlines Broad Agenda for 2008
2/14/08 Atkins Calls for Open Jacket Policy in Enforcement
2/1/08 Foreign Issuers May File Without Reconciliation Before Effective Date
2/1/08 Consumer Groups Seek Additional Money Market Fund Disclosure
1/29/08 7th Circuit Reaches Same Result in Tellabs
1/18/08 SEC Claim Against Hedge Fund Manager for PIPEs Registration Violation Fails
1/18/08 Staff Issues Guidance on Modified Subprime Adjustable Rate Mortgages
1/15/08 White Paper - Supreme Court Rejects Scheme Liability under Rule 10b-5
1/7/08 RAND Corp. Issues Report on Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
1/2/08 Staff Issues Accounting Bulletin on Estimating Term of Share Options
12/20/07 Commission Approves PCAOB's 2008 Budget
12/20/07 SEC Expands Form S-3, F-3 Eligibility, Mandates Form D Electronic Filing
12/17/07 Conference Panelists Review Internal Investigation Procedures
12/14/07 Commission Considers Changes to Form D, S-3
11/30/07 SEC Codifies Status Quo on Director Elections
11/30/07 SEC Proposes Summary Fund Prospectus, Adopts Small Business Rules
11/19/07 White Paper - U.S. Implementation of the Basel II Accord
11/19/07 SEC Approves IFRS Without GAAP Reconciliation
11/07/07 Senate Subcommittee Witnesses Urge SEC to Issue Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure
11/05/07 PCAOB Issues Guidance for Auditors of Smaller Public Companies
11/2/07 White Paper - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID): Broad Reforms to EU Financial Services Regulation
10/25/07

Elements of Federal Securities Law, by James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M - New Edition Available Here

10/22/07 Cox Applauds Successes in Executive Compensation Disclosure
10/22/07 SEC Updates FAQ on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
10/02/07 White Paper - SEC-Federal Reserve Board Regulation R: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Bank Broker Exception Rules
10/01/07 SEC Adopts Regulation R to Implement Bank Broker Provisions
9/25/07 Atkins Criticizes Implementation of Regulation NMS
9/25/07 Commission Charges Firms, Partners with PCAOB Registration Violations
09/11/07 International Businesses Urge Supreme Court to Reject Scheme Liability
09/11/07 Buyers of Claims in Distressed Debt Market Not Subject to Equitable Subordination in Enron Bankruptcy
09/11/07 5th Circuit Interprets Fraud Pleading Ruling
08/31/07 Transatlantic Group Supports Elimination of U.S. GAAP Reconciliation Requirement
08/31/07 Former SEC Chairs Hills and Pitt Urge Supreme Court to Reject Scheme Liability
08/31/07 U.S. Solicitor General Says Scheme Liability is Counter to Congressional Intent
08/28/07 Act Gives SEC, PCAOB Time to Reform Internal Control Mandates
08/28/07 Professor Submits First Comments on IFRS Use by U.S. Issuers
08/28/07 White Updates Corporation Finance Initiatives
08/21/07 Chief Accountant Updates Advice on Auditor Independence
08/21/07 Comments Sought on IFRS Use by U.S. Issuers
08/21/07 Forward-Looking Statements Not Protected
08/15/07 SEC Responds to Congressional Inquiry About FAS 140
08/15/07 Hedge Fund Newsletter Available
08/15/07 CCH Analyst's Blog Provides In-Depth Securities Law Coverage
08/09/07 Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting Convenes First Meeting
08/09/07 House Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Approve Scheme Liability in Securities Fraud Actions
08/09/07 Loss Causation Not Shown
08/04/08 Cox Seeks Accounting, Disclosure Improvements for Municipal Securities
08/04/08 SEC Issues Concept Release on IFRS and U.S. Companies
08/04/08 PCAOB Will Seek Comments on Auditor Communications, Tax Services
07/31/07 SEC Approves PCAOB's Auditing Standard No. 5
07/31/07 Some Fraud Claims Time-Barred
07/31/07 Charges Settled in Revenue Recognition Case
07/27/07 SEC Suspends Web Tool on State Sponsors of Terrorism
07/27/07 Cox Recommends Legislation to Improve Municipal Securities Market
07/27/07 SEC to Develop Proposal for Mutual Recognition of Foreign Exchanges and Brokers
07/24/07 Comment Period Closes on Proposed Definition of Significant Deficiency
07/24/07 Commission Seeks Injunctive Relief in Options Case
07/24/07

Comments Mixed on Auditing Standard No. 5

07/20/07 Rep. Frank Criticizes SEC's Web Site on State Sponsors of Terrorism
07/20/07 Accountant Suspended After Injunctions Entered
07/20/07 Broker Barred Following Unauthorized Trades
07/17/07 Campos Says Commercial Competition Drives Rules v. Principles Debate
07/17/07 Audit Firms Support AS5, While Others Find Faults
07/17/07 SEC Adopts Antifraud Rule for Hedge Fund Advisers
07/13/07 SEC Staff Issues Summary of Comments on IFRS-Based Filings
07/13/07 Former SEC and PCAOB Chairs Oppose Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation
07/13/07 SEC Chief Accountant Guides Funds on Applying FIN 48 to NAV Calculations
07/10/07 SEC Announces Advisory Committee on Reporting Improvements
07/10/07 Conviction Did Not Require Showing of GAAP Violations
07/10/07 Court Finds Adviser Used Ponzi Scheme
07/06/07 SEC Requests Additional Comment on Audit Standard
07/06/07 SEC Proposes IFRS Acceptance Without GAAP Reconciliation
07/06/07

Campos Seeks to Harmonize NMS, EU's MiFID

07/03/07 SEC Official Reviews Examination Priorities
07/03/07 Casey Urges International Cooperation on the Development of XBRL Technology
07/03/07 Atkins Concerned That Mutual Recognition Discussion May Divert SEC from Near-Term Goals
06/27/07 Supreme Court Endorses Strict Pleading Standard for Private Securities Fraud Actions
06/27/07 Supreme Court Rules on Antitrust Preemption
06/27/07 Audit Committee Panelists Review Restatements, Corporate Crises
06/20/07 PLI Hosts Audit Committee Workshop
06/20/07 Pitt Gives Advice on Handling Corporate Crises
06/20/07 Compliance Week Panelists Discuss Congressional Investigations
06/20/07 Panelists Debate Proposal to Allow EU Issuers to Make U.S. Offerings Without Registration
06/08/07 Cox Calls for Repeal of Soft Dollars Safe Harbor Statute
06/08/07 Senate Subcommittee Examines Tax Policy on Stock Options
06/08/07 Cox Says Regulation R Should Be Adopted by July
06/01/07 Reform of the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Regime
06/01/07 Hewitt Discusses Accounting Convergence, Complexity
06/01/07 PCAOB Adopts New Standard On Internal Control
06/01/07 SEC Adopts Guidance for Management On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
06/01/07 SEC Charges Hewlett-Packard Concerning Director Resignations
05/25/07 Officials Provide Views of PCAOB at ALI-ABA Program
05/25/07 ALI-ABA Panelists Discuss Accountants' Liability
05/25/07 House Chair Seeks Information From Executive Compensation Consultants
05/18/07 White Reviews Problem Areas in Executive Compensation Disclosure
05/18/07 Panelists Discuss the SEC and the Accounting Profession
05/18/07 Firm Charged with Violations in Auction Sales
05/11/07 SEC Seeks Carve Out From Industrial Bank Holding Company Act
05/11/07 White Reviews Initiatives Affecting Foreign Issuers at PLI Conference 
05/11/07 Steps for a Top-Down, Risk-Based Approach to Internal Controls Over Financial Accounting
05/11/07 Dodd-Shelby Amendment Gives SEC and PCAOB Time To Reform Internal Controls Mandates
05/11/07 PLI Panelists Review Developments in International Securities Markets
05/11/07 Guidance Available on Press Releases, Analyst Calls
05/04/07 Casey Discusses Harmonization of Regulatory Frameworks
05/04/07 Atkins Weighs In On U.S. Financial Competitiveness
05/04/07 Nazareth Calls For Reforms In Mutual Fund Disclosure
05/04/07 CFO Charged In Revenue Recognition Case
05/04/07 Proposed Definition of Material Weakness May Not Help Lower Internal Control Costs
05/04/07 Deputy Chief Accountant Discusses Standard-Setting, Independence and Inspections
04/27/07 House Passes Bill Requiring Shareholder Advisory Vote On Executive Compensation
04/27/07 Cox Discusses Fund Initiatives and Enforcement Policy
04/27/07 Deputy Chief Accountant Discusses Challenges of Principles-Base Accounting
04/27/07 Campos Sees Growing Interest in Mutual Recognition
04/27/07 SEC and PCAOB Chairs Testify on Section 404 Impact on Small Business
04/27/07 Mortgage Company CEO Caused Reporting Violations
04/27/07 Modified Dutch Auction May Proceed
04/20/07 Funds Ask for Additional Guidance on FIN 48
04/20/07 PCAOB Proposes Consistency Standard and Issues Concept Release on Tax Services 
04/20/07 Richards Concerned About Inconsistencies in Deficiency Letters and the Law
04/20/07 Investment Management Director Outlines Priorities, Concerns 
04/20/07 SEC, PCAOB Staff Will Revise Proposals on Internal Controls
04/20/07 Attorney Sanctioned in Options Backdating Case
04/13/07 White Suggests Phase-In Process for Ending IFRS/GAAP Reconciliation
04/13/07 SEC Official Stresses Importance of Economic Analysis
04/13/07 Fifth Circuit: Investment Banks Owed No Duty to Enron Shareholders
04/13/07 Audit Firm Charged with Independence Violations
04/13/07 Guidance Available on Press Releases, Analyst Calls
04/13/07 UCLA, NYC Bar to Host M&A Tax Program
04/06/07 SEC Chair Says CD&A Disclosure is Disappointing So Far
04/06/07 Thomsen Reviews Age Old Themes Involving Conflicts of Interest
04/06/07 Atkins Says SEC Must Be Responsive to Capital Markets Reports
04/06/07 Former Government Official Charged With Fraud
04/06/07 District Court: PCAOB is Constitutional
04/06/07 Former CFO Charged With Accounting Violations
03/30/07 Campos Says Foreign Trading Screen Proposal Possible This Year
03/30/07 Atkins Calls for Economic Justification for SEC Actions
03/30/07 SEC Approves FASB Accounting Support Fee
03/30/07 Accountant Sanctioned in Options Backdating Case
03/30/07 Company Treasurer Suspended in Connection with Inventory Reporting
03/30/07 House Committee Holds Hearing on Executive Pay Votes
03/23/07 Cox and Olsen Speak at Chamber Event on U.S. Capital Markets
03/23/07 House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Advisory Votes on Executive Pay
03/23/07 Panelists Say Elimination of GAAP/IFRS Reconciliation Will Not Harm Capital Raising Process
03/23/07 Sirri Considers Cooperative Approach to Foreign Securities Trading
03/16/07 SEC Hosts Roundtable on International Financial Reporting Standards Roadmap
03/16/07 Roundtable Panelists Discuss Impact of IFRS on U.S. Investors
03/16/07 2nd Circuit Finds Primary Liability for Auditors Under Section 10(b)
03/16/07 Mortgage Firm Comptroller Suspended From Accounting Practice
03/16/07 Staff Grants Relief for Tender Offer to Address Backdated Options
03/16/07 Cox Discusses Plain English and the Role of Lawyers
03/09/07 Company May Exclude Shareholder Proposal on Compensation Report
03/09/07 New Book Explains Executive Compensation Reforms
03/09/07 Chief Accountant Encourages Market-Based Approach to Valuing Employee Stock Options
03/09/07 White Outlines Division's 2007 Agenda
03/02/07 Investment Management, Judicial and Accounting Developments Reviewed
03/02/07 Roundtable on Accounting Standards "Roadmap" Planned
03/02/07 PCAOB Hears Concerns About Dilution of Internal Control Standard
03/02/07 Conference Features Ethics Discussion and Corporation Finance Workshop
02/23/07 SEC Chairman Addresses Annual "SEC Speaks" Conference
02/23/07 Nazareth Offers Views on Hedge Funds, Derivatives and Systemic Risk
02/23/07 Conference Panelists Review Developments in Enforcement and Corporation Finance
02/23/07 Family Members Charged with Insider Trading
02/23/07 Mining Company's Statements, GAAP Violations Not Scienter
02/23/07 2nd Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Action Against Audit Firm
02/16/07 SEC Proposes Fund Data Tagging, Rating Agency Rules
02/16/07 D.C. Bar Panelists Discuss Repercussions of Options Backdating
02/16/07 CPA Suspended For Allegedly Falsifying Records, Filings
02/16/07 New Book Explains Executive Compensation Reforms
02/09/07 Pension Funds Criticize Amendments to Executive Compensation Rules
02/09/07 Campos Urges Companies To Consider Shareholder Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
02/09/07 Guidance Offered on Compensation Disclosure
02/09/07 Cox Addresses SEC Disclosure Initiatives, Global Regulation
02/02/07 SEC Issues Guidance on Restatements for Option Grant Accounting Errors
02/02/07 Nazareth Addresses Evolution of Self-Regulation
02/02/07 DC Bar Panelists Discuss Options Backdating
02/02/07 SEC Answers Questions About Executive Compensation Disclosure
01/26/07 Corporation Finance Director Says SEC is Not Trying to Commandeer IFRS
01/26/07 Practising Law Institute Holds Conference on Corporate Governance
01/26/07 SEC Enforcement Officials Discuss Recent Developments
01/26/07 PLI to Host Annual "SEC Speaks" Program
01/19/07 Campos Says SOX is Not to Blame for Declining IPOs
01/19/07 Alamo Group Asks Congress to Halt PCAOB Internal Control Standard
01/19/07 Agencies Issue Final Statement on Complex Structured Finance Activities
01/19/07 Rep. Frank Pledges Legislation on Executive Compensation
01/12/07 Chief Economist Reviews The Nature of Shareholdings
01/12/07 SEC Posts Economic Papers on Fund Governance
01/12/07 PCAOB Proposes New Standard for Auditing Internal Controls
01/12/07 PCAOB Delays Tax Service Independence Rules
01/05/07 SEC Gives Funds More Time To Implement FIN 48
01/05/07 SEC Adopts Additional Executive Compensation Disclosure Amendments
01/05/07 Oxley, SEC Accountants Address SEC and PCAOB Developments
01/05/07 SEC Adopts Voluntary E-Proxy Notice, Delivery Rules
12/22/06 SEC To Seek Comment On Guidance For Management Under Section 404
12/22/06 Corporation Finance Director and PCAOB Chair Speak at AICPA Conference
12/22/06 Accounting Firm Partner Disciplined in Connection With SPE Advice
12/22/06 Proxy Access Consideration Postponed
12/15/06 ABA Meeting Panelists Discuss Accounting, Internal Controls
12/15/06 Options Backdating Cases Strain Enforcement Division's Resources
12/15/06 Taub Reveals Results of Staff Review of Restatements
12/15/06 Investment Management Director Discusses Current Regulatory Challenges
12/15/06 Regulation M Exemptions Granted To Foreign Banks During Merger
12/08/06 PCAOB Approves 2007 Budget
12/08/06 ABA Meeting Features Dialogue With Director of Corporation Finance
12/08/06 Executive Compensation Disclosure An SEC Review Priority For 2007
12/08/06 Olsen Discusses Internal Controls and U.S. Competitiveness
12/01/06 Treasury Secretary Urges Principles-Based Accounting and Internal Controls Reform
12/01/06 Investment Management Director Discusses Current Regulatory Challenges
12/01/06 City Sanctioned For Fraudulent Municipal Bond Offerings
12/01/06 Claims of Improper Accounting By Restaurant Chain Dismissed
11/23/06 Incoming SEC Oversight Chair Will Focus on Executive Compensation and Hedge Funds
11/23/06 SEC and PCAOB Officials Address Accounting Standards
11/23/06 Officers, Directors of Retailer Settle Charges
11/23/06 Nazareth Previews Commission's Ambitious December Schedule
11/17/06 SEC Enforcement Director Reports On Options Backdating and Advocates Defined Process
11/17/06 Nazareth Outlines SEC's Recent Steps To Accommodate Foreign Issuers
11/17/06 White Discusses New Related Person Transactions Disclosure
11/17/06 PLI To Host Annual "SEC Speaks" Program
11/10/06 Gadziala Details Challenges Facing International Financial Institutions
11/10/06 New Investment Management Director Discusses Institutional Brokerage Practices
11/10/06 Industry Groups Opposed Additional Non-Executive Pay Disclosure
11/10/06 Press Releases Misleading, Officers "Control Persons"
11/03/06 Richards Discusses Compliance Processes and Programs
11/03/06 Olson Provides Keynote Address at NACD Conference
11/03/06 Gadziala Describes Examination Process
11/03/06 PCAOB Advises on Employee Stock Options
10/27/06 Atkins Advocates Tighter PCAOB Oversight
10/27/06 Sarbanes-Oxley Limitations Period Applied, No Inquiry Notice
10/27/06 Atkins Reviews Current International Initiatives
10/27/06 PCAOB Officials Review Developments At ALI-ABA Conference
10/20/06 House Passes Hedge Fund Study Measure
10/20/06 Nazareth and Beller Open ALI-ABA Sarbanes-Oxley Institute
10/20/06 Nazareth Outlines Regulator Concerns With Variable Annuities
10/20/06 SEC Official Reviews Developments In Identity Theft
10/13/06 Congress Ends Duopoly by Reforming Process for Designating Credit Rating Agencies
10/13/06 PCAOB's Chief Auditor Outlines 2007 Priorities
10/13/06 SEC's Municipal Securities Chief Calls for Review of Auction Rate Market
10/13/06 SEC Hosts Roundtable On Interactive Data
10/06/06 White Gives Advice on Disclosure Review Process
10/06/06 Donohue Says Staff is Working to Speed Up ETF Application Process
10/06/06 Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Executive Compensation
10/06/06 New Book Explains Executive Compensation Reforms
09/29/06 Chief Accountant Addresses Appropriate Accounting for Past Stock Option Errors
09/29/06 PLI Panelists Discuss Litigation and Enforcement Developments
09/29/06 SEC Issues Guidance on Quantifying Financial Statement Misstatements
09/29/06 Company May Not Omit Executive Compensation Proposal
09/22/06 White Encourages Dialogue Between Companies and Auditors
09/22/06 Former SEC Chairman Provides Tips on Internal Controls
09/22/06 Conference Panelists Review Trends in Executive Compensation
09/22/06 Beller, White Discuss New CD&A Requirement
09/15/06 SEC, PCAOB Chairmen Testify About Stock Options Backdating
09/15/06 SEC Reacts to Appeals Court Ruling on Shareholder's Proxy Access Proposal
09/15/06 Claim Remanded from Supreme Court Dismissed in Part
09/15/06 CEO Prevails on Summary Judgment Against SEC
09/08/06 Senior Management Has Growing Role in Compliance Oversight
09/08/06 Industry Pushes Back Against Fund Independent Chair Rule
09/08/06 ABA Urges the Adoption of Standards on Attorney-Client Privilege
09/08/06 SEC Proposes Electronic Filing of Transfer Agent Forms
09/08/06 Campos Applauds Activism That Promotes Shareholder Democracy
09/01/06 SEC Seeks Contractor for XBRL Software System
09/01/06 Office of Economic Analysis Provides Data on Fails to Deliver
09/01/06 Positions Unchanged on SEC's Fund Governance Rules
09/01/06 Shareholder Group Did Not Have Largest Financial Loss
08/25/06 Campos Supports Shareholder Majority Voting Initiatives
08/25/06 Executive Compensation Rules Provide Guidance on Stock Option Grant Disclosure
08/25/06 GAO Issues Report on Financial Restatements
08/25/06 SEC Moves to Further Ease Section 404 Compliance Burden
08/18/06 SEC Will Not Appeal Hedge Fund Ruling But Will Conduct Rulemaking
08/18/06 Staff Issues Guidance on Vacated Hedge Fund Adviser Rules
08/18/06 Prospectus Should Have Disclosed Impaired Assets, Contingent Losses
08/11/06 House Members and Treasury Official Review Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Controls
08/11/06 Oxley's Statement on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's Fourth Anniversary
08/11/06 Commission Moves to Further Ease Section 404 Compliance Burden
08/11/06 SEC Adopts New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules
08/11/06 Report Spotlights Lack of Homeland Security Disclosure
08/09/06 Pension Reform Act Allows Employees With 401(k)s To Obtain Investment Advice
08/09/06 SEC Adopts Executive Compensation and Related-Party Disclosure Reforms
08/04/06 PCAOB Issues Staff Alert on Stock Option Grants
08/04/06 Report Spotlights Lack of Homeland Security Disclosure
08/04/06 Senate Passes Military Financial Antifraud Bill With Broader Provisions
07/28/06 Cox Outlines SEC's Response to Invalidated Hedge Fund Adviser Rule
07/28/06 Ray Describes How PCAOB Will Amend Internal Control Standard
07/28/06 SEC Files Charges in Stock Option Back-Dating Case
07/21/06 CCH Analyst Launches Securities Blog
07/21/06 ISDA, SIA Support Revised Guidance on Structured Transactions
07/21/06 Commission Seeks Input on Section 404, Internal Control
07/21/06 SEC Amends PCAOB Budget Process
07/21/06 Retirement Funds Recommend More Disclosure About Option Grants
07/14/06 SEC Approves Guidance on Soft Dollars and Proposes Amendments to Reg. SHO
07/14/06 SEC Seeks Input for Guidance on Management's Reports on Internal Control
07/14/06 Atkins Supports Business Judgment in Options Grants
07/07/06 Audit Committee Workshop Panelists Discuss Recent Developments
07/07/06 Glassman Provides U.S. Perspective on Corporate Governance
07/07/06 Cox Promotes Better Shareholder Communications
06/30/06 Nazareth Urges Better Assessment of Fund Fees by Directors
06/30/06 Inspector General Recommends Improvements to Corporation Finance Review Process
06/30/06 ABA Urges SEC Not to Require Filing of Compensation Disclosure & Analysis
06/30/06 Campos Defends SEC's Hedge Fund Adviser Rule
06/30/06 Glassman Calls for Fewer Bright-Line Tests in Accounting
06/23/06 Cox Says Executive Compensation Rules May Address Back-Dating of Options
06/23/06 Law Professors Seek Withdrawal of SEC-Banking Agencies Guidance on Structured Transactions
06/23/06 PCAOB's Standing Advisory Group Looks at Back-Dating of Stock Options
06/23/06 Further Comments Sought On Independent Fund Directors Rule
06/23/06 Latest Guidance For Executives Now Available
06/16/06 Former and Current SEC Officials Discuss State of Financial Reporting
06/16/06 SEC General Counsel Discusses Impact of Shift in Corporate Governance
06/16/06 Nazareth Discusses Suitability Obligations in Sales of 529 Plans and Variable Annuities
06/09/06 Campos Discusses Electronic Proxies and Regulation NMS
06/09/06 Nazareth Reviews Electronic Proxy and Executive Pay Proposals
06/09/06 Atkins Discusses Foreign Issuers' Concerns in Paris Speech
06/02/06 SEC Institute Panelists Discuss Staff Reviews and Executive Compensation
06/02/06 Glassman Reviews Lessons Learned at SEC
06/02/06 SEC Official Pledges to Focus Examination Resources on Firms Engaged in Complex Transactions
05/26/06 Atkins Reviews Status of Hedge Fund Adviser Rule
05/26/06 Campos Discusses Shareholder Activism
05/26/06 Atkins Says PCAOB's Auditor Attestation Standard Should Be Reopened 
05/20/06 SEC and PCAOB Announce Next Steps for Section 404
05/20/06 Panelists See Cultural Divide on Corporate Governance, Audit Committee Issues
05/20/06 SEC and Banking Agencies Issue Revised Guidance on Structured Transactions
05/12/06 SEC Official Discusses Convergence of Accounting Standards
05/12/06 Cox Discusses SEC's Agenda With House Financial Services Committee
05/12/06 PCAOB Describes Approach to 2006 Inspections
05/04/06 Cox Testifies on Measures for Improving Financial Disclosures
05/04/06 Baker Hears Views on Competition to U.S. Capital Markets
05/04/06 Cox Testifies on Fiscal 2007 Appropriations Request
04/28/06 Beller Examines SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Proposal
04/28/06 SEC Official Discusses Results of First Annual Compliance Reviews
04/28/06 Advisory Committee Approves Final Report with Section 404 Recommendations
04/21/06 Commenters Seek Clarification of PCAOB Rules
04/21/06 Corporate Secretaries See Problems with Redundancy and Complexity in Compensation Disclosure Rules
04/21/06 Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies Considers Recent Views
04/14/06 Accounting Violations Showed Scienter, Statements Not Forward-Looking
04/14/06 SEC and CFTC Seek Comment on Rules for Trading Debt Security Index Contracts
04/14/06 New Director of Corporation Finance Offers Advice on Compensation Disclosure
04/07/06 Proposed SEC Deregistration Rules Do Not Cover Eno