The public/private company dichotomy has been a perennial discussion topic. A statistic frequently tossed around is that there are about half as many public companies today as there.
On Friday, the SEC announced the departure of Renee Jones as head of Corp Fin. She has been Director of Corp Fin since June 2021 and will be returning to her position on the faculty of .
A new study estimates 40 per cent of companies commit accounting fraud, and 10 per cent commit securities fraud – destroying about $1.2 trillion of equity value in 2021.