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Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 8

Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 8

Curbing the “Golden Parachute” Under Dodd-Frank One attempt to curb incentive conflicts has been the “golden parachute” This device allows for pre-set compensation amounts if/when the manager leaves the corporation.  The concept behind this device was that, because...
Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 8

Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 7

Section 951: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Disclosures The other major executive compensation provision within the Act is Section 951: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Disclosures.   The major premise behind this is section is that no less...
Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 8

Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 6

Legislative Intent Behind Dodd-Frank Section 953 While, on its face, this section may seem to add be a noble measure of transparency to a corporate world filled with executive excess and greed, in actuality, this measure is misplaced and ineffective.  That is to say,...
Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 8

Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 5

Disclosure for Disclosure’s Sake: Sections 951 & 953; Clear Disclosure, “Say on Pay” and “Say on Golden Parachutes” Among the numerous executive compensation provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act is a subset of provisions that are thematically correlated via the...
Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 8

Executive Compensation Provisions in Dodd-Frank: Part 4

Hedging Disclosures for Employees and Directors Section 955 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the SEC to adopt rules requiring companies to disclose in proxy statements for annual meetings whether any employee, director or designee may hedge ownership of the company’s...