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SEC Set to Adopt New Cyber Rule, Unveils Brokerage AI Proposal

Wall Street’s top regulator on Wednesday was poised to adopt new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents, a measure officials said was being taken to help the investing public contend with the mounting cost and frequency of …

Coinbase Suit May Finally Send Crypto Debate to Supreme Court

The SEC’s new lawsuit against Coinbase Global Inc. appears best positioned among cryptocurrency cases to let the US Supreme Court finally decide if digital assets count as securities. The crypto tokens traded by Coinbase users should be treated as unregistered …

Coinbase CEO Hits Back at SEC Chair After Lawsuit, Says User Funds Are Safe

Coinbase Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Wednesday hit back at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler over the agency’s lawsuit against the crypto exchange, calling him an “outlier,” while also reassuring customers that their funds were safe. …

New SEC Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims

SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits that will generate claims against directors & officers policies, panelists said Wednesday during the Professional Liability Underwriting …

Nasdaq Urges SEC Not to Move Ahead with Climate Disclosure Plan

Nasdaq Inc. is pushing back against the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s plans to make publicly traded companies reveal detailed information about their greenhouse gas pollution. The stock-exchange operator urged the SEC to shelve its plans to require businesses to …

The SEC War on Greenwashing Has Begun

For all the greenwashers out there on Wall Street, the party may really be over. There’s now little doubt that the US Securities and Exchange Commission actually means business in its bid to crackdown on misleading claims by managers of …

ESG Fund Bosses Hit by ‘Reckoning’ as Goldman, DWS in Crosshairs

One of the top legal firms advising asset managers on ESG says the industry needs to brace for a more rigorous enforcement of regulations, effective immediately. There’s “a reckoning” under way, said Sonali Siriwardena, partner and global head of ESG …

Charles Schwab Subsidiaries to Pay $187 Million to Settle SEC Charges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday said it charged three Charles Schwab Corp investment adviser subsidiaries with failing to disclose less profitable fund allocations and misleading its robo-adviser clients. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s charges, the …

SEC to Unveil Rule to Crackdown on Funds ESG ‘Greenwashing’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday will propose rule changes aimed at stamping out unfounded claims by funds on their environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) credentials, and enforcing more standardization of such disclosures. The proposal will …

U.S. SEC Gives Public Until June 17 to Weigh In on Climate Risk Proposal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its landmark proposal to require U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. Gary Gensler, who …