The Latest Breaking News from the Securities and Exchange Commission

In two major rulings this past month, the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the authority of federal agencies to draft and enforce policies that affect the nation’s financial health. One important agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, took a particularly big hit.

The Supreme Court has stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies

"It's one of the biggest regulatory 180s in recent SEC history," VanEck told Fortune.

The scam was facilitated through the company CryptoFX

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6 approved its long-awaited final rules on climate reporting standards. As expected, the new rules eliminated requirements for Scope 3 emissions reporting and reduced Scope 1 and 2 requirements.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring publicly-traded companies to disclose information about the risks they face from climate change. Industry is expected to sue to stop the rules.

Microsoft recently got into a $16 million multiyear deal with Mistral. This happened as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) started looking into OpenAI following the board of directors' decision to fire and rehire him as CEO last year.

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

The Securities and Exchange Commission plays an important role in regulating the American economy by governing financial industries.

Gensler said the Securities and Exchange Commission may have approved the ETFs, but he does not endorse Bitcoin.