White House Seeks to Bring Financial Regulators Under Its Sway April 21, 2025 By Gregory Korte and Lydia Beyoud The White House is stepping up its efforts to bring independent agencies — including the Securities and Exchange Commission and...
SEC Eases Path for Companies to Nix Shareholder Proposals February 18, 2025 By Lydia Beyoud The Securities and Exchange Commission released new guidelines making it easier for corporations to block votes on shareholder proposals at...
Becton Dickinson to Pay $175 Million to Settle SEC Probe December 17, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud Becton, Dickinson & Co. has agreed to a $175 million fine over Securities and Exchange Commission claims it repeatedly misled...
Trump Picks Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler December 5, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud and Nicola M. White Paul Atkins is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting four years of relaxed...
SEC’s WhatsApp Probe Expands as Rating Agencies Hit With Fines September 4, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud Moody’s Corp., S&P Global Inc. and Fitch Ratings Inc. will pay a combined $48 million over allegations that the credit-rating...
Supreme Court Curbs SEC’s In-House Judges in Fraud Cases June 27, 2024 By Greg Stohr and Lydia Beyoud The US Supreme Court curbed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to press complaints before in-house judges, saying defendants have...
SEC Scales Back New Pollution-Disclosure Rules for Companies March 6, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud and Zahra Hirji The Securities and Exchange Commission will force companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time, but watered...
SEC to Impose Tougher Rules on Blank-Check Deals as SPACs Fizzle January 24, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud Wall Street’s main regulator on Wednesday is set to demand more investor protections for deals involving special purpose acquisition companies,...
SEC’s Ambitious Climate Agenda Stalls as US Elections Raise Stakes in New Year December 29, 2023 By Austin Weinstein and Lydia Beyoud The Securities and Exchange Commission’s failure to complete an ambitious climate-related agenda in 2023 is making environmental activists nervous. Less...
SEC to Weigh New Artificial-Intelligence Rules for Brokerages June 15, 2023 By Lydia Beyoud Wall Street’s main regulator is moving to introduce new rules for brokerages using artificial intelligence to interact with clients. The...