On December 11, 2009, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 passed in the House 223 to 202.* Title II of the bill, entitled the Corporate and Financial Institution Co...
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 16, 2009, the Treasury Department proposed additional legislation as part of the Investor Protection Act of 2009[1] (the “Act”), titled Subtitle D – Executive Compensation (...
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.
The SEC voted today (3-2) to eliminate broker discretionary voting in director elections for meetings held on or after January 1, 2010. Previously, brokers were permitted to vote uninstru...
The Obama Administration’s White Paper on Financial Regulatory Reform is just the beginning of what is likely to be a legislative, regulatory and ideological marathon, despite the Admin...
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...
Yesterday, various agencies of the Federal government announced or released pronouncements and guidance affecting executive compensation and corporate governance. While some are focused o...
Senator Charles Schumer recently introduced a bill, The Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009, which if adopted would impose new corporate governance requirements on U.S. public companie...
