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- February 2011
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Corporate Reform Elements of the Dodd-Frank Act
By: Robert C. Pozen, Phillip Andrews and David Lane
Abstract
This note summarizes the four major changes affecting corporate governance that were made by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. These changes relate to: advisory notes by shareholders, refinements to board structure, non-disclosure on compensation and tightening up of certain enforcement provisions.
Keywords
Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Government Legislation; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
Citation
Pozen, Robert C., Phillip Andrews, and David Lane. "Corporate Reform Elements of the Dodd-Frank Act." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-091, February 2011.