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Must financial institutions choose between pay for performance and avoiding compensation plan designs that may incentive risk taking?

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 29 2013

"Regulators Get Banks to Rein In Bonus Pay" read the headline on an article on page 1 of The Wall Street Journal last Tuesday. This article is among

Federal judge approves settlement of litigation against Lehman Brothers without requiring contributions from the personal assets of executives and directors

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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July 18 2012

We have been closely following the recent explosion of litigation against executives and officers

Still more compensation limits for financial institutions

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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July 9 2012

In June, another significant development occurred with respect to executive compensation at financial institutions, which I previous noted in a very short blog

Barney Frank introduces bill to prohibit insurance policies against compensation clawbacks at financial institutions

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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June 1 2012

Ever since I blogged on the availability of insurance to protect executives from compensation clawbacks, reporters, seminar attendees and others ask me for more information on these policies

Warning: FATCA filing requirements and penalties may apply to you (or your employees)

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 4 2012

FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, may impose significant penalties on U.S. taxpayers holding "foreign financial assets" with an aggregate value exceeding $50,000 who fail to file a Form 8938 with the IRS by April 17, 2012

Testimony before the Senate Banking Committee

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 15 2012

Today, I testified before the Senate Banking Committee, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, on executive compensation at financial institutions

The Fed releases an important paper on risk and incentive compensation

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 10 2011

Last week, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published a white paper, titled "Incentive Compensation Practices: A Report on the Horizontal Review of Practices at Large Banking Organizations."

Independent legal counsel provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act ; part 2

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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September 21 2011

Clearly Dodd-Frank Act Sec. 952(b) does not require a Compensation Committee to retain separate legal counsel

FDIC finalizes rules for the recoupment of compensation from executives of failed financial institutions

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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July 18 2011

I previously blogged on the FDIC's proposed rules on March 16, 2011, so I wanted to follow-up on the final rules, which the FDIC published in Federal Register, Friday, July 15, 2011

FDIC proposes rules for the recoupment of compensation from executives of failed financial institutions

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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March 16 2011

On Tuesday, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to clarify application of the orderly liquidation authority contained in Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, "Orderly Liquidation Authority" (OLA