Year: 2012

Discussions regarding the use of international accounting standards have gone on for years. During that time the Commission has considered and studied the question. In 2010 the agency directed the staff and specifically the Office of the Chief Accountant to …

SEC Staff Report On Global Accounting Standards – Considerations, No Recommendation Read More »

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The Commission entered into another deferred prosecution agreement this week while filing four settled market crisis actions. The agency also brought an unusual insider trading case centered on selling shares in a secondary offering and an accounting action against a …

This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending July 20, 2012) Read More »

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