Latest Dodd-Frank Posts
MSRB Advocates Expansion of Volker Rule Exemption
Banking, Broker-Dealer The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, or MSRB, urged expansion of the exemption for governmental obligations in the proposed Volker Rule because the MSRB is concerned that a significant class of municipal securities would be excluded from the exemption, resulting in a “bifurcation” of the municipal securities market without benefiting the soundness of the banking system. [...] Read more →
OIG’s Follow-Up Review of Cost-Benefit Analyses in Selected SEC Dodd-Frank Act Rulemakings
Public Companies and Securities, Uncategorized In June 2011, the SEC Office of Inspector General released a Phase I report on the results of its initial assessment of the cost-benefit analyses conducted for six rulemakings.... Read more →
ISS Releases 2012 Compensation Policy FAQs
Executive Compensation, Public Companies and Securities On January 25, 2012, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) released a set of frequently asked questions relating to its analysis of compensation policy issues for 2012... Read more →
Is Proxy Access the Best Defense to Proxy Access?
Public Companies and Securities Western Union received a shareholder proposal under Rule 14a-8 from Norges Bank. The proposal includes a resolution, the adoption of which by Western Union’s stockholders... Read more →