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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.

TradeZero has settled with the commission over charges that it misled investors when it said it does not restrict access to meme stocks.

Columnist emeritus Paul Miller returns for another installment of “The Spirit of Accounting” to ask if standard-setting should be taken out of accountants’ hands.

The board named the members the Investor Advisory Group and the Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group, and scheduled their initial meeting dates.

The Securities and Exchange Commission extended the comment period Monday for approximately a month on its proposed rules for climate-related disclosures, giving commenters until June 17, 2022 to send in their feedback.

U.S. regulators expanded the list of businesses that face possible expulsion from American exchanges because of Beijing’s refusal to allow access to the businesses’ audits.

The revamped board updated its standard-setting and research agendas Wednesday as it takes on new projects.

The commission has nearly doubled the size of the Division of Enforcement's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit.

The board is setting up a new working group of representatives from various jurisdictions around the world, including the SEC.

Ernst & Young's Marc Siegel dives into the recent SEC proposals around climate disclosures amid the broader context of the rise of ESG reporting.

A former Domino’s accountant settled charges that used confidential information to trade ahead of the company’s earnings announcements.

The board imposed monetary penalties and sanctions Tuesday against two firms that had been working with unregistered Chinese auditors.

The CSRC called for faster implementation of a new rule surrounding overseas listings that may remove a hurdle for U.S. regulators.

Accounting-related securities class-action lawsuits filings and settlements declined sharply last year, reversing a three-year trend.

The Big Four firm is adjusting to a new, tougher regulatory environment, even as it rolls out its latest auditing technology.

The CSO is the hot new spot in the C-suite, but there’s little consensus over the job description, qualifications or even the goals.

The West Virginia senator is calling on the commission to reconsider a plan to require companies to disclose information about their greenhouse gas pollution.

The chair said his agency and the top U.S. derivatives regulator should work together to rein in cryptocurrency exchanges.

The revised draft rules deleted the requirement that on-site inspections should be mainly conducted by Chinese regulatory agencies or rely on their inspection results.

A growing number of trading platforms are safeguarding digital assets for their users and maintaining the cryptographic keys necessary to access the tokens.