1. Pay to Play

2. New York State Common Retirement Fund Fraud

5. Pay to Play SEC Proposed Rule IA-2910 http://www.sec.gov/rules/prop osed/2009/ia-2910.pdf http://www.sec.gov/rules/prop osed/2009/ia-2910.pdf Comment Period ended Oct. 6

6. Pay to Play Restricts Political Contributions Bans Third Party Solicitors

7. Who is covered: Any investment adviser registered (or required to be registered) with the Commission, or unregistered in reliance on the exemption available under section 203(b)(3) of the Advisers Act (15 U.S.C. 80b- 3(b)(3))

8. Covered Politicians Incumbent or candidate for elective office who: (i) Is directly or indirectly responsible for, or can influence the outcome of, the hiring; or (ii) Has authority to appoint any person who is directly or indirectly responsible for, or can influence the outcome of, the hiring, of an investment adviser for government funds

9. Safe Harbor Contributions of no more than $250 in the aggregate Entitled to vote for the official

10. Record Keeping Keep a record of all political contributions Five year tail

11. Placement Agents SEC alleges that third-party solicitors have played a central role in each of the enforcement actions involving pay to play schemes.

12. Placement Agents

13. Eliminating placement agents as a group because there were a few bad actors who have tarnished the industry is analogous to eliminating Major League Baseball because several of its players behaved illegally. - Steven Schwarzman The Blackstone Group

14. Penalty: Two Year Prohibition on Compensation

15. Say on Pay

17. Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 (H. R. 3269)

18. Say on Pay Requires that any proxy for an annual shareholders meeting provide for a separate shareholder vote to approve executive compensation

19. Say on Pay - Section 4 New federal regulations requiring each covered financial institution to disclose incentive-based compensation arrangements to determine whether the compensation: 1.is aligned with sound risk management; 2.is structured to account for the time horizon of risks; and 3.meets other criteria appropriate to reduce unreasonable incentives offered by such institutions for employees to take undue risks.

20. Say on Pay - Section 4 covered financial institution means: (D)an investment advisor, as such term is defined in section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(11)) With assets of more than $1 billion

21. Say on Pay - Disclosure Disclose incentive-based compensation to determine whether the compensation: 1.is aligned with sound risk management; 2.is structured to account for the time horizon of risks; and 3.meets other criteria appropriate to reduce unreasonable incentives offered by such institutions for employees to take undue risks.

22. Say on Pay - Prohibitions Prohibition on incentive-based compensation that-- 1.could threaten the safety and soundness of covered financial institutions; or 2.could have serious adverse effects on economic conditions or financial stability.

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