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A Wave of Earnings Restatements Slams a Hot Market – WSJ

By Securities Docket on July 2, 2021, 8:58 am

More than 540 companies have restated their financial accounts in the past three months, higher than every full year since 2013, to comply with a directive from Washington, new data show.

The guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission hasn’t had a big impact on investors but has helped cause a big slowdown in one of the market’s hottest areas.

The SEC’s statement targeted special-purpose acquisition companies, saying in April that some were improperly accounting for warrants. The guidance took the market by surprise, according to analysts. Issuance of SPACs has tumbled since. What’s more, some SPACs used the restatements to disclose other more serious problems.

Source: A Wave of Earnings Restatements Slams a Hot Market – WSJ

Posted in SEC, Top | Tagged Restatements

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