On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued final regulations expanding the definition of a “fiduciary” with respect to pension and retirement plans, IRAs an...
On July 1, 2015, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC proposed a rule implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires listed companies to implement clawback policies to recover incentive...
On April 29, 2015, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission proposed requiring U.S. public companies to disclose the relationship between executive compensation and the company’s fi...
As discussed previously here, the SEC solicited comments on its proposed “pay ratio” rule, as mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, that requires companies to disclose the...
As companies begin digesting the SEC’s proposed pay ratio rule (which we discuss here) and analyzing its impact, here are answers to some frequently asked questions. Final rules may aff...
On September 18, 2013, in a 3-2 vote, the SEC proposed a rule implementing the provision of the Dodd-Frank Act that requires U.S. public companies to disclose a ratio of their CEO’s com...
At the SEC’s open meeting today, the Commissioners approved in a 3 to 2 vote (Commissioners Gallagher and Piwowar dissenting) the proposed so-called “pay ratio” rules, mandated by S...
On July 24, 2013, in a controversial ruling in the Sun Capital case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit endorsed the view of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) t...
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SEC Staff Responds to Questions About Form PF
SEC Releases Guidance on Advisers Act Exemption for CFTC-Registered Investment Advisers that Advise Private Fun...
On November 16, 2012, Institutional Shareholder Services issued its final updates to its proxy voting guidelines for the 2013 proxy season. The key items of change from last year’s guid...
