DOJ and the SEC Enforcement Division have launched initiatives targeting executive compensation clawbacks.
The SEC is aggressively pursuing SOX 304 compensation clawbacks from Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial...more
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in SEC v. Fowler, 6 F.4th 255 (2d Cir. 2021), rejecting an argument that a federal district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a...more
The Division of Enforcement (Division) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 12, 2018, announced a Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative (SCSD Initiative). Led by the Division’s Asset...more
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or Commission) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced in a September 15, 2015 Risk Alert (2015 Risk Alert) that it will be conducting a second round of...more
Two recent SEC Enforcement Division administrative settlements reinforce the importance for fund boards of directors and fund advisers to maintain a robust annual advisory contract renewal process....more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) announced in an April 15, 2014 Risk Alert (the “Alert”) that it will be conducting...more