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U.S. and Chinese officials have been negotiating for more than two years to ensure staff from the PCAOB can access the audit papers of Chinese companies traded in the U.S. 

Progress hinges in part over the scope of redactions in audit work papers of Chinese companies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agencies have been keeping watch as the capital markets go through a period of volatility amid rising inflation and interest rates, looking for telltale signs of financial fraud.

With 2022 getting off to a slightly slower start, J&S Associate netted five new engagements.

Applications for orders under the Advisers Act on EDGAR; confidential treatment requests for Form 13F filings on EDGAR; and Form ADV-NR must now be filed electronically.

Crypto companies that have been trying to go public since last year’s boom remain stuck in a lengthy back-and-forth with U.S. regulators, adding to the pile of challenges facing the industry.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring some financial forms that currently are allowed to be filed or submitted in paper format to be filed or submitted electronically.

Errors and misstatements were headed down, according to a report from Audit Analytics, but instead they hit a 15-year high.

Several hurdles remain in an impasse over audits on U.S.-listed Chinese companies to avoid forcing them off American exchanges as early as next year, an SEC official said.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking its biggest step yet to stop money managers from misleading investors when they claim their funds are focused on environmental, social or governance issues.