Executives: Watch out for clawbacks

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Abstract: The SEC has adopted a more aggressive approach toward “clawbacks” of CEO and CFO compensation. Emboldened by a recent win in a federal court case, the SEC has signaled that this issue is a priority and it will continue to seek clawbacks from executives after a public company restates its financials for misconduct-related reasons — regardless of the executives’ role in the transgressions that led to the restatement. This article discusses how the SEC is expanding its efforts.