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Chief Accountant reminds lawyers that GAAP and not the ABA-auditor treaty governs loss contingency disclosure

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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February 28 2011

At a recent New York Bar Association conference, Wayne Carnall, Chief Accountant of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, warned registrants to avoid relying on the long-standing ABA-auditor "treaty" between lawyers and auditors when deciding what to report about litigation contingencies in financial statements

NYSE deems group of governance proposals to be "non-routine"

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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February 7 2012

On January 25, 2012, the NYSE released Informational Memo 12-4 which announced revisions to the applicability of Rule 452 to certain types of corporate governance proxy proposals

House passes financial reform legislation

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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July 12 2010

On June 30, 2010, the House of Representatives approved the "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (the "Dodd-Frank Act"

PCAOB issues FAQs on audit firm annual reports and makes the reports publicly available

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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July 12 2010

On June 18, 2010, the PCAOB issued Staff Questions and Answers regarding the requirements to file with the PCAOB Annual Reports on Form 2

SEC Division of Corporation Finance issues new CDIs on a variety of topics

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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March 14 2011

On March 4, 2011, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) covering a variety of matters, including one on the CD&A, two on Rule 144, two on free writing prospectuses and two on director disclosures, as well as two others

ISS publishes draft proxy voting guidelines

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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November 7 2011

On October 18, 2011, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) published for comment its proposed 2012 updates to its proxy voting guidelines

Delaware Chancery Court addresses indemnification and advancement of legal expenses

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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March 26 2012

A recent opinion from the Delaware Chancery Court addresses directors' and officers' indemnification and advancement rights

Division of Corporation Finance issues additional CDIs on executive compensation

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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March 22 2010

On March 12, 2010, the Division of Corporation Finance issued additional Regulation S-K Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) relating to disclosure of bonuses when an executive declines to accept the bonus, and the scope of the new compensation consultant disclosure requirement

Senator Dodd introduces new financial reform bill

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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March 22 2010

On March 15, 2010, Senator Dodd introduced the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (the "2010 Bill"

SEC issues six new interpretations on XBRL

Holland & Knight LLP
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USA
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March 22 2010

The SEC's Office of Interactive Disclosure has issued six new interpretations to frequently asked questions on XBRL to help filers understand how to comply with the SEC's interactive data disclosure rules

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