Regulatory & compliance archive

The week in GRC: EU and GRI make progress on climate reporting and FASB adopts cryptocurrency accounting rule

Sep 08, 2023

6 min read

– Reuters (paywall) reported that the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and GRI said they have reached a...

Regulatory & compliance

What the new ISSB Standards mean for companies

Aug 29, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

10 min read

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) published its first two global sustainability reporting standards in June...

Regulatory & compliance

The week in GRC: BlackRock supported fewer climate and social proposals this proxy season and US regulators eye directors sitting on competitors’ boards

Aug 25, 2023

By Ben Maiden

8 min read

– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that US antitrust regulators are taking a tougher line on directors who sit on the boards...

Regulatory & compliance

How companies should respond to the SEC’s new cyber-security rules

Aug 16, 2023

By Megan Gordon, Daniel Silver and Brian Yin

6 min read

As cyber-attacks continue to increase in frequency and intensity, companies have raced to tighten controls. Against this backdrop...

Regulatory & compliance

The week in GRC: Microsoft, LSEG working on AI models and European Commission publishes ESG disclosure rules

Aug 04, 2023

By Ben Maiden

10 min read

–The Financial Times (paywall) reported that the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is working with Microsoft and several banks to...

Regulatory & compliance

IAASB unveils next step for sustainability reporting standards

Aug 03, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has proposed general requirements for the International Standard...

Regulatory & compliance

ISSB proposes sustainability taxonomy

Aug 02, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

The International Sustainability Standards Board ( ISSB) has issued a proposal reflecting the disclosure requirements under the...

Regulatory & compliance

The week in GRC: BlackRock adds Saudi Aramco CEO to board and industry groups criticize FTC’s click-to-cancel plan

Jul 21, 2023

By Ben Maiden

10 min read

– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that, according to data from EY, more than a quarter of board members at European...

Regulatory & compliance

IFRS Foundation takes over climate-related disclosure monitoring from TCFD

Jul 12, 2023

By Staff writers

2 min read

The IFRS Foundation will take over responsibility for the monitoring of the progress on companies’ climate-related disclosures...

Regulatory & compliance

SEC’s Uyeda suggests 14a-8 process reforms

Jul 10, 2023

By Ben Maiden

5 min read

SEC commissioner Mark Uyeda has raised concerns about the process through which the agency’s staff decides whether to allow...