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MAKING SENSE OF DODD-FRANK

The Dodd-Frank Act has broad and deep implications that will touch every corner of financial services and multiple other industries. This site, developed and maintained by attorneys at Leonard, Street and Deinard, is dedicated to making sense of this complex legislation and helping businesses understand how it will affect them specifically. Our Bloggers »

OFR Posts Updated FAQs on Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)

Derivatives, Public Companies and Securities The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act established the Office of Financial Research, or OFR, within the Treasury Department to improve the quality of financial data available to policymakers and to facilitate more robust and sophisticated analysis of the financial system.  The OFR has recently posted updated FAQs on legal entity identifiers, or [...] Read more →

by   |   February 20, 2013

GAO is Unable to Quantify Costs and Benefits of Dodd-Frank

Uncategorized The GAO recently published a study in which it reviewed empirical and other studies on the impacts of financial crises and the Dodd-Frank reforms, as well as congressional... Read more →

by   |   February 15, 2013

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Examples of Disclosures Regarding Conflict Free Compensation Advisors

Executive Compensation Examples of Disclosures Regarding Conflict Free Compensation Advisors New S-K Item 407(e)(3)(iv) provides that if any compensation consultant has played a role in determining or... Read more →

by   |   January 31, 2013

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GAO Report Finds Dodd-Frank Rulemaking is Half Done

Uncategorized GAO recently issued a report on the status of Dodd-Frank rulemaking. Overall, GAO identified 236 provisions of the act that require regulators to issue rulemakings across nine key... Read more →

by   |   January 25, 2013