SEC Looking Into Whether Firms Failed to Disclose Effects of SolarWinds Cyber Breach June 22, 2021 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a probe into last year’s SolarWinds cyber breach, focusing on whether...
Investors Ask SEC for More ESG Disclosures as Companies Resist: Analysis June 16, 2021 By Katanga Johnson Investor groups have asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for more corporate disclosures on climate change and other environmental,...
SEC Plans New Workforce Data Disclosure Rule May 14, 2021 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose a rule requiring that public companies disclose a range of...
GE Settles with SEC for $200M Over Misleading Power, Insurance Accounting December 10, 2020 By Katanga Johnson and Rajesh Kumar Singh General Electric Co. has agreed to pay a $200 million penalty to settle charges for misleading investors over how it...
SEC Pursues Coronavirus Fraudsters With Help From Whistleblowers May 27, 2020 By Katanga Johnson The novel coronavirus outbreak and economic fallout is proving to be a bonanza for whistleblower lawyers as the U.S. securities...
Chief Says SEC Will Not Cap Whistleblower Awards December 17, 2019 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not introduce “caps” on awards to whistleblowers who come forward with key information...
U.S. Consumer Agency Says Financial Complaint Database to Remain Public September 19, 2019 By Katanga Johnson The top U.S. consumer watchdog will keep consumer complaints against financial firms public despite pressure from the companies, but the...
SEC Rules Target Investment Brokerage Disclosures, Conflicts June 5, 2019 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday will vote to adopt a package of rules mandating brokerage firms...
PwC to Pay $335 Million to Settle Negligence Claim Over Colonial Bank Audits March 19, 2019 By Katanga Johnson and Pete Schroeder A top U.S. banking regulator said on Friday that PricewaterhouseCoopers will pay $335 million to settle claims of “professional negligence,”...
New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief Outlines Priorities December 13, 2018 By Katanga Johnson The new head of the U.S. consumer financial watchdog on Tuesday said she intended to continue some of the work...