The Dodd-Frank Act – What Changes Will Impact Executive Compensation?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or vacationing at the South Pole, you probably know that President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law on July 21, 2010. If you’re like most folks, the thought of wading through over 2,200 pages of the Act isn’t all that appealing (especially if all you’re interested in [...]
NASPP Chicago 8/3 Presentation on Dodd-Frank Act
Yesterday I presented The Winds of Change Blow Once Again at the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals’ Chicago Chapter meeting. It was a good group and the audience participated which always makes these things a bit more interesting. in any event, here’s the presentation I used for the occasion to detail the executive compensation and [...]
SEC Sets Up Special Public Comment Process for Dodd-Frank Act
The SEC seems to understand that there might be many people that want to provide comments on the Dodd-Frank Act before the SEC has had time to pull together draft rules. Yesterday, the SEC has launched a new public comment page for those interested in commenting on Dodd-Frank to provide comments prior to the issuance [...]
Additional Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act
In addition to the executive compensation provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, there are a few corporate governance and miscellaneous provisions worth noting. Corporate Governance: Section 971. Proxy Access—SEC may include rules requiring issuers to include shareholder nominees for director elections and follow a certain procedure in relation to a solicitation of a proxy. Section 972. [...]
Equity Award Implications of the Newly-Signed Pension Relief Act
The Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 was signed into law by President Obama on Friday, June 25. Among other things, it could ultimately have an impact on standard equity vesting provisions. Why? Under this Act, the required funding of pension plans for companies relying on the pension [...]
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