... (the SEC) on January 11, 2013 to implement the SEC's final rules on the independence of compensation committees and their selection of advisors pursuant to Rule 952 of the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd Frank). Design/methodology/approach After a summary...

... dollar programs to the fund directors' statutory duty in Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to review annually the adviser's compensation 3 . The SEC directs the fund board to incorporate into its 15(c) review of the adviser's compensation the soft dollar benefits that the adviser...

... decisions to date on stock options backdating, spring‐loading, and bullet‐dodging. Stephen Alexander can be contacted at: stephen.alexander@bingham.com In Ryan, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.'s compensation committee granted stock options for the purchase of millions of shares of Maxim's...