As previewed in our previous blog post, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure on June 26, with panelists considering whether and to what extent the current...more
7/8/2025
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The SEC announced on May 16 that it will host a roundtable discussion with representatives from public companies, compensation consultants, lawyers, investors, and other stakeholders on the topic of executive compensation...more
6/13/2025
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If you have not recently reviewed your company’s documents to ensure they comply with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower protection rules, you should put it at the top of your to-do list. On September 9,...more
Dodd-Frank clawback policies require covered companies to promptly recover any “erroneously award compensation” received by certain current or former “executive officers.” “Erroneously awarded compensation” refers to...more
6/25/2024
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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis delves into the renewed focus on incentive compensation by federal financial regulators. Joined by colleagues Sheri Adler and Jina Davidovich from the Employee...more
On May 6, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for public comment to...more
5/15/2024
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Under Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Congress expanded protections for whistleblowers reporting possible violations of federal securities laws to the...more
11/30/2023
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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq amended their previously proposed clawback listing standards on June 5 and June 6 respectively to give listed companies until December 1 to adopt required clawback policies. On...more
6/14/2023
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Recent updates from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) make it likely that companies will need to finalize clawback policies compliant with the Dodd-Frank Act by early August 2023....more
New SEC disclosure rules regarding hedging are now in effect. As a technical matter, these rules do not require a publicly traded company to implement a hedging policy. They merely require a company to disclose information...more