Four years after the signing of Dodd-Frank, financial services firms have a better understanding of both the challenges and potential benefits. However, implementing Dodd-Frank programs has not been easy for a vast majority of financial institutions.

This guide reviews select components of Dodd-Frank and various guidance principles issued by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and other regulatory bodies. We discuss the ability of sales performance management (SPM) solutions to address these regulations and the benefits of implementing IBM Cognos Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) as a solution to meet the Dodd- Frank regulatory requirements and FRB guidance principles.