Resource Extraction Rule – Compliance Building

The SEC Is Making Room For A New Regulation

Doug Cornelius February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 SEC News [+]

Although is questionable whether the Securities and Exchange Commission is subject to President Trump’s executive order calling for a reduction in the number of regulations, the SEC seems to be taking it to heart. Last week, Congress started the push to roll back the Extraction Disclosure Rule. This week, the SEC is looking to roll … Read more »

Congress Disapproving The SEC Rule That Congress Made The SEC Make

Doug Cornelius February 2, 2017February 1, 2017 Compliance Programs 2

Dodd-Frank made the Securities and Exchange Commission create a rule on the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers. The SEC finally got the rule out this fall. Now Congress is threatening to abolish the rule. Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to “issue final rules that require each … Read more »