The SEC’s semi-annual update of its rulemaking docket was released on July 20. Overall, the SEC has cut its rulemaking agenda by about half under the Trump administration.
A number of long-anticipated Dodd-Frank rulemakings on executive compensation disclosure are missing from the docket:
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Pay Versus Performance
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Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation (Clawbacks)
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Disclosure of Hedging by Employees, Officers and Directors
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Incentive Compensation at Financial Institutions.
Likewise, the Universal Proxy rulemaking was missing.
Still on the docket of proposed rulemakings:
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Amendments to the XBRL Program
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Business and Financial Disclosures required by Regulation S-K
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Guide 3 Bank Holding Company Disclosure
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Reporting of Proxy Votes on Executive Compensation and Other Matters
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Concept Release on Possible Revisions to Audit Committee Disclosures
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Rulemaking to Simplify Regulation S-K Provisions Governing Non-Financial Disclosures