On June 9, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the executive compensation clawback listing standards and relevant amendments proposed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Market...more
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), new rules directing national securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq),...more
New NYSE and Nasdaq Rule Deadline - As discussed in our February 27, 2023 post, the NYSE and Nasdaq previously issued their proposed listing rules (the “Proposed Listing Rules”) mandating that most companies with listed...more
The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 added Section 10D to the Exchange Act, which requires the SEC to direct national securities exchanges to prohibit the listing of issuers that do not develop and implement a policy for the recoupment...more
On August 19, 2021, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed an immediately effective rule change (Rule Proposal) restoring a transaction value and materiality threshold for related party transactions that require independent...more
On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules, consisting of new Rule 10D-1 and related rule and form amendments, that would require clawbacks of incentive compensation received by executive officers...more
Amendments to the stock exchange listing rules governing compensation committee independence were finalized recently, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ...more
Companies are required to comply with certain of the new listing standards relating to compensation adviser independence by July 1, 2013. On January 11, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved...more