Comments on Proposed SEC 2010-2015 Draft Strategic Plan
Accounting Horizons, Vol. 24, No. 1, 2010
University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-696
12 Pages Posted: 28 Nov 2009 Last revised: 11 Jun 2013
Date Written: November 14, 2009
Abstract
The SEC has proposed a strategic plan which sets out its mission, vision, and values, identifies four strategic goals, a set of desired outcomes associated with each strategic goal, and a list of performance measures for assessing the SEC’s effectiveness in attaining its goals. We affirm the need for vigorous enforcement of securities law and offer some research based insights and performance indicators. We also acknowledge the importance of disclosure, but propose that the SEC needs to develop a disclosure framework and develop better operational indicators of quality of disclosure. It is important to appreciate the benefits of disclosure as well as its limits and potential dysfunctional consequences. We also discuss the need for an independent accounting standard setter and recommend that the SEC take a greater role in enhancing the independence of FASB.
This comment was developed by American Accounting Association’s Financial Accounting Standards Committee and does not represent an official position of the American Accounting Association.
Keywords: SEC Plan, Disclosure Accounting Standards, Enforcement
JEL Classification: L50, M41
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