Guide to virtual annual meetings of shareholders: types, benefits & best practices
Prior to 2020, many wondered if shareholder meetings can effectively be held online and now it’s clear how critical they...
Corporate Compliance
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Navigating Year 1 ESEF compliance – with an eye on the future
To help companies find a path to ESEF iXBRL compliance that addresses both the here-and-now and the future, here is...
Bartek Czajka - Director of XBRL Consulting Services
Advertising Practices Prohibited Under the New Modern Marketing Rule
With the new Modern Marketing Rule that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled in December of 2020, firms need...
What Does ‘Fair and Balanced’ Marketing Mean for Firms?
Marketing practices have evolved since the 1960s but until recently, the laws governing the advertisements of Securities and Exchange Commission...
Everything You Need to Know About Inline XBRL (iXBRL)
What is Inline XBRL? iXBRL (Inline XBRL) is a filing format that merges the aesthetic benefits of a human-readable HTML...
SPAC Odessy 2021: SOX compliance for new issuers
The rise of the SPAC places a spotlight on compliance requirements for newly public companies. The most arduous compliance demands...
Two lies and a truth about SOX compliance management
The lesson here is, oftentimes, people don’t know what they don’t know and are often caught completely flat-footed when it...
Elizabeth Epler Jones, CPA - Partner, AXIA Partners
ESG disclosure insights from the sustainability accounting standards board
Under the administration of President Biden, the SEC will probably consider requiring disclosures in several environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
SEC data demonstrates that SOX ICFR failures are rarely isolated incidents
Effective internal controls are the bedrock of quality financial reporting – the essential checks and balances that help to ensure...
Jennifer Froberg - Sr SEC Product Specialist
Why proper ICFR is key to ensuring SOX compliance and accurate periodic reporting
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was adopted in 2002 in light of the Enron crisis. Immediately, SOX became part of the...
Jennifer Froberg - Sr SEC Product Specialist