December 6, 2023 Thoughtful Disclosure Alerts
ISS Solicits Comment on 2024 Benchmark Voting PolicyUpdates; No U.S. Policy Updates Likely
Download a pdf of this article » Last week, Institutional Shareholder Services Governance (“ISS”) closed its public comment period on potential updates to its benchmark voting policies for the 2024 proxy season. Unlike prior years, ISS did not seek comment on any changes to its proxy voting guidelines covering U.S. corporate governance or executive compensation matters. ISS anticipates that it...Read MoreNovember 28, 2023 Thoughtful Disclosure Alerts
Glass Lewis Publishes Updates to 2024 U.S. Voting Policy Guidelines
Download a pdf of this article » Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”) recently published updates to its benchmark voting policy guidelines for U.S. companies, applicable to annual meetings of shareholders held starting January 1, 2024. In addition to various governance-related policy revisions and clarifying amendments to existing guidelines, Glass Lewis has made significant updates to...Read MoreOctober 24, 2023 Thoughtful Disclosure Alerts
“Pay Versus Performance” Disclosures in the Technology and Life Sciences Sectors
Download a pdf of this article » As we begin to move towards the end of 2023, we have taken a closer look at the newest executive compensation disclosure item appearing in proxy statements for the first time this year – the “pay-versus-performance” table and related information. Mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, beginning with definitive proxy...Read MoreJuly 15, 2019 Thoughtful Disclosure Alerts
ISS Issues Mid-Year Reminder about Updating Compensation Peer Group
Download a pdf of this article » Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) has issued its annual mid-year reminder inviting companies to update their self-constructed compensation peer groups for consideration as part of its review of their executive compensation program in connection with Annual Meetings of Shareholders to be held during the remainder of 2019. ISS considers a company’s...Read MoreJuly 9, 2019 Thoughtful Disclosure Alerts