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On July 16, 2011—60 days from now—over 175 new Dodd-Frank derivatives provisions automatically go into effect. Many of these provisions do not require action from market participants....
SEC Rules and Regulations
* SEC Proposes Rule Adjusting Performance Fee Asset Thresholds in the Definition of “Qualified Client”
Industry Update
* Banking Regulators and the CFTC P...
Although it often looks like proxy season 2011 is a one-topic event, say-on-pay is just one item on proxy cards. Recent data reminds us that say-on-pay may even be the least controversia...
When shareholders mark “abstain” on a ballot, what does it mean? Does the meaning differ depending on whether it’s to elect a director, vote on say-on-pay or a shareholder proposal...
The Delaware Chancery Court, in an opinion written by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, recently declined to find that a series of four spin-off and split-off transactions by Liberty Medi...
As US public companies launch into the height of the annual meeting season, we review the current landscape on say-on-pay, including current vote levels and a summary of companies with fa...
Davis Polk is pleased to announce the second installment of the Davis Polk Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Progress Report. This month’s presentation visually illustrates the regulatory burden im...
On April 29, 2011, the United States Department of the Treasury issued a proposed determination that would exempt foreign exchange (“FX”) swaps and forwards from the definition of “...
Today is the deadline for comments in response to the SEC’s proposed rules directing the national securities exchanges to adopt listing standards relating to the independence of compens...
The SEC has just extended the deadline for comments in response to its proposed rules directing the national securities exchanges to adopt listing standards regarding the independence of ...