September 17, 2015
Today’s Webcast: “Whistleblowers – What Companies Are Doing Now”
Tune in today for the webcast – “Whistleblowers: What Companies Are Doing Now” – to hear the Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, Sean McKessy – as well as Goodwin Procter’s Jennifer Chunias, DLA Piper’s Deborah Meshulam and K&L Gates’ Shanda Hastings, as they explore the latest developments at the SEC – and the issues that companies should consider when adopting changes to their whistleblower policies and procedures.
Check out Kevin LaCroix’s blog entitled “Is the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Bounty Program Gaining Momentum?“…
Picking a PCAOB Chair: SEC Chair May Face Conflict
Last week, Dave blogged about how PCAOB Chair Jim Doty’s term is coming to an end. This Bloomberg article notes how SEC Chair White may face a conflict in tapping a new PCAOB Chair. Meanwhile, Jim seeks another term and has a slew of people pulling for him as noted in this blog…
Meanwhile, Chair White sent a letter to SIFMA supporting efforts to reducing the settlement cycle to no later than the second business day (“T+2”)…
Reg AB: A New CDI
Yesterday, Corp Fin posted this new CDI regarding Item 1111 of Regulation AB about that Item’s asset-level disclosure compliance date…
Trump: “High Pay for CEOs is a Joke & Disgraceful”
CEO pay levels continue to be good populist fodder for the campaign trail as Donald Trump weighed in as noted in this article – and this article. As noted in this blog, Hillary Clinton kicked off her campaign on a similar note…
– Broc Romanek