by Debra Guzov | Finance and Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was faced with the issue of how public companies should disclose their cybersecurity risks and incidents to investors, particularly in light of the recent cybersecurity breaches over the past few years. Just last year, the...
by Debra Guzov | Bitcoin and Blockchain, Finance and Securities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission aims to “foster open, transparent, competitive, and financially sound markets” by ensuring the derivatives markets is free from fraud and manipulation.[1] The CFTC notices the significant impact of cryptocurrencies on the...
by Debra Guzov | Finance and Securities
Earlier this month, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, discussed her views regarding the challenges and opportunities facing investors and investment managers in the current economic climate at the Investment Company Institute’s 2017 Securities Law Developments...
by Debra Guzov | Finance and Securities
In August, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) requested the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to postpone what time public companies disclose their end-of-day news. The NYSE proposed that companies should only release this information at 4:05 p.m. Eastern...
by Debra Guzov | Finance and Securities
Under the new chairman, Jay Clayton, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seems to have shifted its focus from regulating private equity firms and advisers to individual misconduct.[1] Over the past years, particularly under the term of Mary Jo White, the SEC...