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NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards for compensation committees and compensation advisers approved by SEC

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • January 28 2013

On January 11, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) and the NASDAQ Stock Market's

NASDAQ and NYSE propose listing standards for compensation committees and selection of compensation committee advisors

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • October 16 2012

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed changes to their listing standards relating to compensation committees as required by SEC Rule 10C-1

More 401(k) plan fee disclosures: what to do by August 30

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • August 13 2012

For many years, critics of the current 401(k) fee system have claimed that high fees were hidden and not clearly disclosed by vendors

SEC adopts final rules on listing standards for compensation committees

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 5 2012

On June 20, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new Rule 10C-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) to implement Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank

Canadian equity compensation 101

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • March 14 2012

As US multinational companies (and their related cross-border activities) continue to grow and expand, US lawyers and human resources professionals may be asked to consider issues related to equity compensation for their Canadian-based employees more and more

Granting restricted stock in the U.S.? 83(b) election news

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • November 30 2011

When restricted stock is transferred to a U.S. taxpayer in connection with the performance of services, Internal Revenue Code Section 83(b) allows the recipient to accelerate the taxable event to the time of transfer, rather than the time that restrictions lapse (vesting

U.S. Supreme Court rules on remedies for deficient plan communications

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 2 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court does not often issue decisions interpreting the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), so when the Justices speak, the issues are significant

Shareholders have their say: say on pay developments in U.S. and Canada

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • February 22 2011

Recent U.S. rules requiring shareholder votes on executive compensation are being watched carefully by Canadian issuers

Shareholders have their say: say on pay developments in U.S. and Canada

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 10 2011

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) calls for mandatory say-on-pay votes at all annual meetings of U.S. issuers and certain foreign issuers that are subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proxy rules

Two U.S. issues in your stock unit plan

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
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  • December 6 2010

As an incentive arrangement, stock units are useful and easy to explain: cash payments are made at a future date, indexed to the value of the underlying employer stock