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Deadline approaching for public companies to adopt Dodd-Frank clawback policies

This summer, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved final Dodd-Frank clawback policy listing requirements for both the NYSE (NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.14) and Nasdaq (Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608). The listing standards provide that these compensation recovery policies apply to compensation received on or after Oct. 2, 2023, but listed companies have until … Continue Reading

Wall Street Reform Legislation Requires Public Companies to Revise Clawback Policies

President Obama, on July 21, 2010, signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). Although the Act focuses primarily on banking, the Act does contain a section that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to publish rules that direct the national securities exchanges and associations to prohibit the listing … Continue Reading
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