SEC

Ripple has said the SEC can’t regulate XRP because, as a virtual currency used in international and domestic transactions, it’s a medium of exchange and not a security.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up enforcement against cryptocurrency providers, as the Internal Revenue Service has also stepped up investigations and compliance efforts.

KPMG has been increasing its efforts to provide environmental, social and governance services to clients through a new initiative called KPMG Impact.

The commission wants corporations to reveal more about climate risks, a push Wall Street and the biggest tech companies say will lead to a barrage of lawsuits.

The SEC has tweaked certain accounting rules and is considering doing more.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is reassessing its plans to reestablish its outside advisory groups after the latest bout of turmoil at the audit firm regulator.

U.S. oil and gas companies, along with their investors, may not be doing enough to reflect the impacts of the climate crisis in their financial reports.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly probing William Duhnke, the recently fired chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

The legislation would require standardized metrics and disclosures of environmental, social and governance measures by companies.

Find out why the recent guidance from the SEC on how SPAC warrants are classified requires careful consideration of the specific facts and circumstances for each entity and each contract.