Jay Clayton

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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Friday to simplify some of its disclosure requirements that have become outdated, duplicative or overlapping because of changes in the information environment or U.S. GAAP, or because of other SEC disclosure requirements.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

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed William Duhnke to succeed James Doty at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

A new academic study casts doubt on the value of requirements for independent audit committee members in terms of corporate stock prices and financial restatements.

The Securities and Exchange Commission gave its approval Monday to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s new standard for an enhanced audit report.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose a number of amendments to simplify some disclosure requirements for public companies, along with investment advisers and investment companies.

The window for public nominations is closed; SEC commissioners will now make their own nominations.

The recently disclosed breach came from the commission's test filing system.

The commission has been aware of the breach since 2016.

A little-known Republican Senate aide is in line to lead the accounting industry’s watchdog, setting up an official who lacks experience in the auditing profession for one of the highest-paying jobs in financial regulation.

The U.S. Senate confirmed lawyer Jay Clayton to run the Securities and Exchange commission, President Donald Trump’s first major Wall Street regulator to take office as the administration pushes to roll back financial regulations.

While issues of immigration, trade and freedom of the Fourth Estate are dominating the media cycle, there are other significant areas of policy flux worthy of consideration as President Donald Trump’s term gathers momentum.