Disclosure

Tax

International Tax Reporting Standard Is Finalized

Under the Global Reporting Initiative's new standard, thousands of companies will be voluntarily reporting tax information on a country-by-country basis.

David McCann
December 5, 2019
Regulation

Investors Want a Clear Story on CECL. Are CFOs Ready to Tell It?

Communicating credit risk model changes to investors may be the most challenging aspect of the new Current Expected Credit Loss accounting standard.
Auditing

Audit Committees Boost Disclosure to Shareholders

Investors get more information about the selection and evaluation of large companies' independent auditors.
Regulation

SEC Charges Drug Firm with Reg FD Violations

In calls and emails, TherapeuticsMD shared material, nonpublic information about a new drug's likelihood of FDA approval with sell-side analysts.
Fraud

SEC Charges Bring Long Fraud Saga to a Close

Five years after GT Advanced Technologies went bankrupt, the company and its ex-CEO, facing overwhelming evidence, cop to SEC allegations.
Compensation

Investor Group Petitions for Better Exec Comp Disclosure

The investors want companies to better explain in proxies their use of non-GAAP metrics for determining executive compensation.
Fraud

Apple Supplier Accused of Lying About Contract

The ex-CEO of GT Advanced Technologies allegedly misled investors about the company's performance of an agreement to supply sapphire glass for iPhones.
Disclosure

SEC Aims to Ease Disclosure Rules

The commission proposes a more principles-based, less-prescriptive approach to business description and risk factor disclosures.
Disclosure

CEO Pay Ratio Rule Is ‘Disclosure by Soundbite’

New academic analysis pulls no punches, calling the ratio "lacking in accuracy, difficult to interpret, and incomplete."
Governance

Waning Trust in Corporate Leadership Brings a New Urgency to Transparency

The problem of waning trust in corporate leadership is bigger than a public relations issue. It can be linked directly to profit and worker productivity.
Regulation

SEC Accuses Four Firms of ICFR Deficiencies

The companies allegedly failed to remedy material weaknesses in their internal controls over financial reporting for seven to 10 consecutive years.
Investor Relations

Shareholder Engagement Disclosures Shot Up in 2018

Appeasing investors with shareholder engagement disclosures was a significant trend this year: Equilar report.
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