If you’re a CEO, CFO, or other C-suite executive, you probably talk to your Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) a lot more often these days. Or you should. 

2024 will be another busy year for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as it continues to modernize key processes. This year alone, the Commission plans to adopt 25 new rules which includes the new SPAC rules adopted earlier this year.

As businesses begin to look ahead, DFIN’s latest eBook examines five rules that companies should be preparing for now and how ActiveDisclosure can help.

The five rules include:

• Climate Change Disclosure
• Cybersecurity Risk Management
• Filing Fee Modernization
• Structured Forms
• EDGAR Next

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) now widely adopted by the business community, it has never been more important for finance organizations to examine their AI strategy.

In our latest eBook, DFIN executives weigh in on the future of AI in finance.

Key Topics:

• The importance of creating and maintaining an AI strategy.
• The pros and cons of Generative AI.
• Managing and mitigating security risks
• How AI will change and shape the finance industry.

With the SEC's new rules requiring public companies to disclose certain climate-related information, there’s never been a better time for companies to evaluate their ESG reporting strategies. The SEC’s climate-related mandate will likely have a material impact on a company's business and operations, so knowing how to approach these disclosure requirements is paramount.

Recorded in March of 2024, Mike Lemus, CPA and ActiveDisclosure Subject Matter Expert with DFIN shares insights on the importance of internal controls over financial reporting for organizations. The panel of experts discusses new and changing regulations and best practices for automating controls.

Upon completing the webinar, viewers will be able to:

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), a community energy company, was looking for an intuitive software that would save them time and money, remove manual work and simplify the XBRL process. See how DFIN helped them save 40 hours on their 10-K filings & increase reporting efficiencies with ActiveDisclosure.

Practical insights for APAC companies contemplating a listing in the U.S. capital market as Foreign Private Issuers (FPIs).

The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, was formed in 2011. ESMA is a financial regulatory agency based in Paris, with the goal of keeping the European Union (EU) financial system secure. ESMA sees itself as something of a financial systems watchdog within the broader EU region. Learn more about the history of ESMA and its initiatives.

A lot has happened since the IPO surge of 2021. One of the most significant developments is the rise of Generative AI, a technology that can generate new content — everything from computer code to complex images to complete essays.

Companies planning to go public today have taken note. They want to know if this transformative new technology can help them get ready for a public offering. That was the topic of an excellent panel discussion at the recent 11^th Annual IPO Summit, hosted at the New York Stock Exchange.

DFIN’s software transformation remained on track in 2023, and our clients reaped the benefits.

In our just-released 4Q and full-year 2023 earnings report, DFIN achieved record software solutions net sales of approximately $293 million for the year, an increase of approximately 7% from 2022 on an organic basis. Software solutions net sales were approximately 37% of our full year net sales, up from approximately 34% in 2022.

This is powerful evidence that we are delivering the kind of solutions that clients require in a fast-paced, always-evolving business environment.