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Dodd-Frank Progress Report
February 03, 2012
Davis Polk recently released a Dodd-Frank Progress Report. The report provides several useful charts detailing the status of required rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Act. In summary: As of February 1, 2012, a total of 225 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. Of these 225… read more
SEC Inspector General Criticizes Cost-Benefit Analysis
February 02, 2012
On his final day with the SEC, outgoing Inspector General David Kotz issued a report criticizing the SEC for its cost-benefit analyses of Dodd-Frank rules. Specifically, the report found that the extent of the quantitative discussion of cost-benefit analyses varied among rulemakings, the SEC… read more
2011 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
January 27, 2012
Gibson Dunn has produced a 2011 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update that provides a detailed summary of SEC enforcement actions over the past year. Gibson Dunn reports that the Enforcement Division reported a record high number of enforcement actions, 735, resulting in more than $2.8… read more
SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz to Leave SEC
January 19, 2012
Inspector General H. David Kotz will leave the SEC at the end of January to join a private investigative services firm. Mr. Kotz was appointed in December 2007 and is the second SEC Inspector General since the position was created in 1989. During his… read more
SEC Modifies ‘Neither Admit Nor Deny’ Policy
January 10, 2012
On January 6, 2012, the SEC announced that it will no longer allow companies to "neither admit nor deny" charges in SEC civil settlements if they have admitted to or have been convicted of criminal conduct in parallel proceedings. This marks the first time that… read more