On October 18, 2010, the SEC proposed rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that require U.S. public companies to conduct sepa...
Proxy access will be a reality beginning in the 2011 proxy season. The SEC’s new Rule 14a-11 will enable long-term substantial shareholders, acting alone or in concert, to nominate cand...
The following slides show the effective dates for various agency rulemakings required, and statutory amendments made, by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ena...
With the President’s signature on July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Act”) is law of the land. The Act marks the greatest legislative...
This memorandum has been updated to reflect changes made to the text of the financial reform bill after our original posting on June 28. We will continue to monitor developments relating ...
After a sharply divided vote of 3-2, the FDIC Board voted to request public comment on whether compensation policies should be incorporated as a factor in the risk-based insurance premium...
The Federal Reserve proposed on October 22 a new regulatory framework that would for the first time put compensation practices at the heart of the U.S. financial regulatory regime. The pr...
The Davis Polk Financial Crisis Manual has been written for anyone who wants to understand the flurry of new legislation, old law used in new ways, contracts with Treasury, press releases...
On July 10, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule that would amend the compensation disclosure requirements in Regulation S-K.
On June 10, 2009, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued regulations implementing the compensation requirements under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which amen...
