The following chart compares the provisions of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, passed by the Senate on May 20, 2010, and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec...
On May 20, 2010, the Senate passed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (the “Senate bill” or the “bill”) by a vote of 59 to 39. Four Republicans voted with the ...
Last night the Senate passed the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 . As discussed in a prior memorandum, the Senate Bill would federalize significant governance and execu...
While the 2010 proxy season is far from over, one phase is complete for most calendar year companies: the SEC Staff review of no-action letters seeking exclusion of shareholder proposals ...
Bank Holding Company Amendments (Title VI)
Volcker Rule
All purely technical and uninteresting, except for the following changes (insertions underlined):
Definition of proprietary tr...
I. Institutional Arrangements
Financial Stability Oversight Council. Interagency Council, consisting of 9 voting members – the Treasury Secretary (Chairperson) and the heads of Fed, OCC...
The past 18 months have been witness to tremendous legislative and regulatory activity in the area of corporate governance and executive compensation. The 1,336-page Restoring American Fi...
As we previously highlighted (RiskMetrics’ Governance Risk Indicators (GRId) – a New Governance Measurement for Proxy Voting Reports), RMG is replacing its Corporate Governance Quotie...
Corporate governance is in a state of unprecedented ferment. In response to pressures from shareholders and advisory groups, the governance practices of large companies have been steadily...
