Independence of Compensation Consultants and Other Compensation Committee Advisors Section 10C(b) of Dodd-Frank deals with the “Independence of Compensation Consultants and Other Compensation Committee Advisors”. A compensation committee may only select a...
Compensation Committee Independence & Hiring National securities exchanges and associations already have their own requirements to ensure that compensation committee members are independent. Under NYSE and NASDAQ corporate governance standards, directors can...
The following analysis was prepared by Ryan Hemphill in the Spring of 2011. Here, Ryan Hemphill addresses the Executive Compensation provisions within the recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. By analyzing the specific...
Enron’s Progeny: Dodd-Frank and Beyond Additional regulatory changes/additions from recent years shows that the public is still affected by the actions of Jeffrey Skilling and the Enron collapse. Most prominently, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
Regulatory Response Continues: The Bankruptcy of Morals & The Homestead Exemption after Enron For instance, as public outrage increased over the devastating pension losses for Enron employees, more attention was paid to the personal financial gains (and losses) of...