Jay Clayton

The most influential people in the field, as chosen by their peers.

When Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton handed a policy win to corporate executives this month, he pointed to a surprising source of support: a mailbag full of encouragement from ordinary Americans.

The board has brought in Holly Greaves, a former CFO at the EPA, as its new CFO, but not publicly announced the move.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Rebekah Goshorn Jurata, a special assistant to the president for financial policy on the White House’s National Economic Council.

The deputy chief accountant for technology and innovation in the Office of the Chief Accountant plans to leave the SEC this month after more than 14 years.

Teotia is succeeding Wesley Bricker, who stepped down in May.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm with changing some of its previous audit work and manipulating results of its internal training tests.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing to limit the requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for audits of internal controls over financial reporting, making them apply to only the largest public companies.

The SEC proposed to free small companies from a Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirement that an auditor sign-off on their internal controls over financial reporting.

The $273.7 million budget represents a 5 percent increase from last year.

A tweet from President Trump has the commission looking at easing the burden on public companies.

Outgoing CAQ chief Cindy Fornelli also shared her plans for retirement.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and chief accountant Wesley Bricker weighed in on a proposed change in the reporting cycle for public companies.

A commission report warns public companies about email dangers.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Friday to simplify some of its disclosure requirements that have become outdated, duplicative or overlapping because of changes in the information environment or U.S. GAAP, or because of other SEC disclosure requirements.

President Donald Trump brought a long-simmering debate on Wall Street to the surface Friday when he prodded regulators to look into scaling back how often publicly traded companies report financial results.

More entities can now qualify for the scaled-back rules.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Thursday to propose amendments to the rules surrounding its whistleblower program.

Wesley Bricker, chief accountant at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant, told attendees at the Institute of Management Accountants’ annual conference in Indianapolis on Tuesday about the vital role he sees them playing in financial reporting.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to approve guidance to encourage public companies to provide more information about cyber attacks, data breaches and the risks of them occurring.