Some interesting legal reads for the week of March 24, 2014:
- Further to my recent post on risk factors, here’s an intriguing idea from Keith Paul Bishop on standardizing some risk factors.
- Jim Hamilton reports on a pending bill that would eliminate the XBRL financial statement requirement for smaller public companies.
- Recent public comments from SEC Chair Mary Jo White in her speech: “Protecting the retail investor”. She talked about key topics such as investor protection, investment advisor/broker-dealer issues, and the JOBS Act initiatives.