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Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements, Proposed Rule (April 14, 2011) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

SUMMARY: The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, NCUA, SEC, and FHFA (the Agencies) are proposing rules to implement section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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SEC, Shareholder Approval of Executive Compensation and Golden Parachute Compensation (Final Rule, 2011) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

Summary: The SEC is adopting amendments to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to shareholder approval of executive compensation and “golden parachute” compensation arrangements.

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CEO Compensation (April 2010, Rev. Nov. 2010) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed

Abstract: This paper surveys the recent literature on CEO compensation. The rapid rise in CEO pay over the past 30 years has sparked an intense debate about the nature of the pay-setting process. Many view the high level of CEO compensation as the result of powerful managers setting their own pay.

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SEC Adopts Rules for Say-on-Pay and Golden Parachute Compensation as Required Under Dodd-Frank Act (January 2011) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

Jan. 25, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules concerning shareholder approval of executive compensation and "golden parachute" compensation arrangements as required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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SEC, Proposed Rule: Shareholder Approval of Executive Compensation and Golden Parachute Compensation (2010) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

Summary: We are proposing amendments to our rules to implement the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to shareholder approval of executive compensation and ‘‘golden parachute’’ compensation arrangements.

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SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Say-on-Pay Voting and Disclosures (2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

Summary: On October 18, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued proposed rules implementing the say-on-pay provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The proposed rules clear up many issues on say-on-pay left unanswered by the Reform Act and expand issuer disclosure obligations in ways not required by the Act.

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Objectives Of The Dodd-Frank Act (November 2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

Introduction: President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law on 21 July 2010. The main objective of the Act is to avert a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis by making financial institutions more accountable for their actions and by enhancing oversight of the industry to detect and prevent systemic risk before it reaches crisis level.

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 (111th Congress, 2010) resource National Laws OCEG Reviewed

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.

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Executive Compensation and the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Littler, July 2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

Introduction: On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.

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Dodd-Frank Act mandates new corporate governance and executive compensation requirements (July 2010) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

Introduction: On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). In addition to changes affecting financial service companies, the Act includes a number of corporate governance and executive compensation provisions that apply to all publicly traded companies (subject to exemptions for smaller issuers).

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