The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed easing quarterly reporting standards for publicly traded companies last week. However, this initiative faced sharp criticism from investors, particularly the popular Reddit community WallStreetBets. This is reported by Techcrunch.com .
WallStreetBets members emphasized that 10-Q quarterly financial reports are the most important tool for ensuring equality between retail investors and large institutional players. They believe that while major funds have access to expensive data like satellite imagery and expert networks, 10-Q reports are the only reliable source of information for ordinary investors.
Under the new rule, the SEC wants to allow companies to report twice a year instead of four times. The Commission justifies this by aiming to reduce company costs and help them focus on long-term development. However, WallStreetBets called these arguments baseless, noting that giants like Apple and NVIDIA achieve great success while still filing quarterly reports.
The Reddit community is concerned that these changes will further widen the gap between insiders and retail investors, ultimately leading to financial losses for the latter. A 60-day public comment period is currently underway, and over 120 individuals, including former SEC attorneys, have already opposed the proposal.
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