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Enforcement offers a reminder about disclosures of related-person transactions

Cooley LLP on 1/15/2025

Just in time for the commencement of proxy season we have this reminder from SEC Enforcement about disclosures of related-person transactions. Failure to properly report on a related-person transaction has been a subject of...more

SEC Adopts Final Rules Mandating Compensation Clawback Policies

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/1/2022

On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules implementing Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act by directing national securities exchanges and associations, such as the New York Stock...more

SEC Adopts ‘Clawback’ Rules for Executive Compensation

Fenwick & West LLP on 11/1/2022

On October 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules directing the national securities exchanges to create listing standards requiring listed companies to develop and implement policies that...more

U.S. Capital Markets Regulations Affecting U.S. Companies

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/11/2021

Capital markets in the United States provide an unparalleled source of investment capital, measured in trillions of dollars. U.S. markets and rules allow companies to raise funds on an expedited and economically efficient...more

SEC Approves Final Rules for Pay Ratio Disclosure

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/26/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the final "pay ratio" disclosure rules to implement Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) at an open meeting on...more

SEC Adopts Final Rules on CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/18/2015

On August 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of median compensation of all employees to the compensation of the principal executive...more

SEC Proposes Clawback Rule for Executive Compensation

Stinson LLP on 7/10/2015

On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rules to implement Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which added Section 10D to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 10D requires the...more

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