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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 »

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Dodd-Frank vs. Reality

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Investment Advisers Last week the SEC “was persuaded” to extend the compliance date for Dodd-Frank Act’s requirement that registered investment advisers provide their clients with brochure supplements written in plain English.  The new compliance dates vary.  The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and others requested the delay of the extention of the compliance date, citing... Read more →

by   |   January 3, 2011

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SEC Approves Revised Fees for Investment Advisers

Investment Advisers On December 2, 2010 the SEC issued a notice indicating its intent to charge revised fees IARD filing fees for investment advisers registering or registered with the SEC.  The... Read more →

by   |   December 30, 2010

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SEC Falls Short on Rulemaking Agenda

Public Companies and Securities In September 2010, the SEC published its Dodd-Frank rulemaking timetable.  The rulemaking timetable has been revised.  We compared the September timetable to the current... Read more →

by   |   December 30, 2010

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Mandatory Clawbacks are on the Way—A Checklist of Items to Consider

Executive Compensation, Public Companies and Securities, Uncategorized Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the SEC to direct national securities exchanges to prohibit the listing of public companies that, among other things, do not develop and... Read more →

by   |   December 30, 2010