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A few days, we held the prep call for this newly-scheduled CompensationStandards.com webcast to be held today – “Say-on-Pay: A Primer for TARP Companies” – and I know it’s gonna be a “biggie.” Our panelists have a lot to say – with much practical guidance to provide. Join these experts:

– Mark Borges, Principal, Compensia
– Ning Chiu, Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
– Dave Lynn, Editor, CompensationStandards.com and Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP
– Carol Bowie, Head, RiskMetrics’ Governance Institute

On CompensationStandards.com’s “The Advisors’ Blog,” I’ve posted links to two dozen say-on-pay preliminary proxy statements filed in the past few days.

And shortly after the say-on-pay webcast ends, tune into this important webcast on TheCorporateCounsel.net today: “How Boards Should Manage Risk.”

Mandatory E-Filing of Forms Ds: Commences March 16th

In anticipation of the impending March 16th start-date when all Form Ds must be electronically filed, the SEC issued this notice warning those that have not ever filed electronically before to obtain their EDGAR access codes from the SEC well in advance of a filing deadline – since the SEC expects a deluge of last minute requests that it may not be able to handle. In our “Regulation D” Practice Area, we have posted numerous memos on this new e-filing requirement.

A Market Regulation Reform Group

There is a lot of high-wattage star power in a new investor task force announced by the Council of Institutional Investors and CFA Institute last month. The Investors’ Working Group is a diverse, non-partisan panel of experts, led by former SEC Chairs Bill Donaldson and Arthur Levitt. It intends to issue an initial report with recommendations by late spring. Add another set of proposals to the pile…

– Broc Romanek