Governance/Regulation & Compliance

The SEC chair is laying out one of the most ambitious agendas in the SEC's 87-year history—some 49 proposals, many already drawing opposition.

The SEC identifies several material climate-related issues that public companies need to be better about disclosing in annual reports.

Companies now face pressing questions such as how to document compliance and how their performance will be tracked.

How unsiloing risk creates a nimble enterprise risk management program.

Federal agencies are drafting rules to identify threats to government programs, assets, and liabilities; reduce risks to the nation's financial stability; and bolster disclosures of climate risk.

Despite a Twitter-user outcry, and loss of value for some cryptocurrency-related assets, market observers point out that this matches IRS treatment of cash transactions.

As criminal charges for underpayment of workers becomes increasingly common, employers should consider working with outside counsel to analyze their wage-related compliance.

Variations in how states approach issues like a private right of action or employee data protections could make compliance increasingly difficult.