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US Week in Review: Week ending 5 February 2026


Regulatory matters

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

SEC names new PCAOB Chairman and Board members

The SEC appointed Demetrios (Jim) Logothetis, a retired EY partner, as Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). George Botic will remain as Acting Chairman until Mr. Logothetis is sworn in and will continue as a Board member. Additionally, the SEC appointed the following new Board members:

  • Mark Calabria – Associate Director and Chief Statistician with the Office of Management and Budget and a Senior Advisor to the Office of the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Kyle Hauptman – Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration
  • Steven Laughton – Previous Board Counsel to former PCAOB Board Member Christina Ho

Standard Setter updates

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

FASB adds a project to its technical agenda on Accounting for commodities at its 4 February meeting

Upcoming webcasts

What you need to know for Q1 2026 financial reporting (Offering – 1 of 2)
12 March 2026, 1 p.m. Eastern time

What you need to know for Q1 2026 financial reporting (Offering – 2 of 2)
24 March 2026, 1 p.m. Eastern time

 

 

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