Although final rules were published in December of 2018, July 1st marked the date that issuers (other than smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies) must begin complying with the Dodd-Frank Act’s hedging...more
On December 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved long-awaited final rules implementing Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Consistent with the proposed...more
12/28/2018
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Dodd-Frank ,
Hedging ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proxy Statements ,
Public Disclosure ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve Board and other federal regulatory agencies (the “Agencies”) responsible for implementing the Volcker Rule agreed to seek public comment on proposed changes (the “Proposed Rule”) to the...more
On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (Reform Act). Although largely focused on regulatory exemptions for smaller financial institutions, the...more
On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the first major financial services reform bill since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) in 2010. The Economic...more
5/29/2018
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Banking Sector ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
HMDA ,
Liquidity Coverage Ratio ,
Prudential Standards ,
Stress Tests ,
Trump Administration ,
Venture Capital ,
Volcker Rule
On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, or CHOICE Act 2.0, which scales back or eliminates many of the post-crisis financial reforms that were...more