PCAOB AuditingSEC The New Auditor Report Laura Anthony, Esq.February 13, 2018 In October 2017, the SEC approved a new rule by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) requiring significant changes... 035500
OTC MarketOTC Markets Listing RequirementsOTC PinkOTC Pink Listing RequirementsOTCQBOTCQB and OTCQXOTCQB Listing RequirementsOTCQXOTCQX Listing Requirements The OTCQB Has Added Additional Quantitative Listing Standards Laura Anthony, Esq.August 14, 2018 On May 20, 2018, the OTC Markets Group published the OTCQB Standards version 3.0 incorporating amendments to the OTCQB initial and o... 068700
CFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC And CFTC Joint Statements On Cryptocurrencies; Global Regulators Join In Laura Anthony, Esq.February 6, 2018 On January 19, 2018 and again on January 25, 2018, the SEC and CFTC divisions of enforcement issued joint statements regarding crypt... 032700
CybersecurityCybersecurity DisclosuresSECSEC Guidance The SEC Has Issued New Guidance On Cybersecurity Disclosures Laura Anthony, Esq.March 27, 2018 April 2, 2018 On February 20, 2018, the SEC issued new interpretative guidance on public company disclosures related to cybersecurity risks and in... 032300
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCryptocurrenciesCybersecurityDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTSEC The SEC Has Provided Guidance On Ether and Bitcoin, Sort Of Laura Anthony, Esq.June 19, 2018 June 21, 2018 On June 14, 2018, William Hinman, the Director of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, gave a speech at Yahoo Finance’s All Mark... 045600
SECSEC Advisory CommitteeSEC GuidanceSEC Investor AlertSEC Penalties ActSEC Proxy RulesSEC Regulations on CrowdfundingSEC Rules on crowdfunding The SEC’s 2017 Enforcement Priorities And Results Laura Anthony, Esq.January 9, 2018 No more broken windows! In a series of speeches by various top brass at the SEC followed by the publication of the SEC Enforcement... 030600
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTICOsInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency OfferingsSEC The SEC’s Strategic Hub For Innovation And Financial Technology Laura Anthony, Esq.December 11, 2018 Responding to the growing necessity, in mid-October the SEC launched a Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub... 052900
SEC The SEC’s 2018 Flex Regulatory Agenda Laura Anthony, Esq.April 3, 2018 In December 2017, the SEC posted its latest version of its semiannual regulatory agenda and plans for rulemaking with the U.S. Offic... 027200
BlockchainBlockchain TechnologyCFTCCryptocurrenciesDistributed Ledger TechnologyDLTInitial Coin OfferingsInitial Cryptocurrency Offerings The Senate Banking Committee’s Hearing On Cryptocurrencies Laura Anthony, Esq.March 6, 2018 On February 6, 2018, the United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs (“Banking Committee”) held a hearing on... 052800
FINRAFINRA ComplianceFINRA RulesSEC The Treasury Department Report To The President On Capital Markets Laura Anthony, Esq.February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 In October 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report to President Trump entitled “A Financial System That Creates Ec... 045500