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ISS Issues 2013 Policy Updates

Institutional Shareholder Services, the prominent corporate governance advisory services firm, has updated its U.S. corporate governance benchmark policy guidelines for 2013. In the aftermath of the criticism it received with respect to its new “pay for performance” methodology for evaluating the link between corporate performance and executive pay (which is a key consideration in how ISS...Read More

ISS Previews 2013 Policy Updates

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., the prominent corporate governance advisory services firm, has published a preview of some of its likely updates to its corporate governance policies for U.S. companies for the 2013 proxy season. Although it is not a comprehensive summary of all of the policy changes that may apply in 2013, the preview highlights two important items for technology and...Read More

ISS Issues 2012 Policy Updates

Institutional Shareholder Services, the prominent corporate governance advisory services firm, has updated its U.S. corporate governance policies for 2012. In the aftermath of the first proxy season involving a mandatory shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation (the so-called “Say-on-Pay” vote), this latest annual update addresses several significant matters, including a revised...Read More

ISS Previews 2012 Policy Updates

Institutional Shareholder Services, the prominent corporate governance advisory services firm, has published a preview of certain of its likely corporate governance policies for U.S. companies for 2012. Although it is not a comprehensive summary of all of the policy changes that may apply in 2012, the preview highlights several important items for technology and life sciences companies,...Read More

ISS Issues Policy Updates for 2011 Proxy Season

In December 2010, Institutional Shareholder Services, the prominent corporate governance advisory services firm, updated its “burn rate” tables, which govern its voting recommendations on equity plan proposals. As described below, burn rate levels increased significantly for technology and life sciences companies. ISS also issued several “Frequently Asked Questions” which explain various...Read More