January 4, 2018 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Bill Regulating Proxy Advisory Firms Approved By House of Representatives
Download a pdf of this article » Largely overshadowed by the recently enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see our Thoughtful Pay Alert, Impact of New Tax Law on Executive Compensation (December 21, 2017), in later December the House of Representatives approved H.R. 4015, the “Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017” (the “Act”)), which seeks to enhance the protection of investors...Read MoreDecember 21, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Impact of New Tax Law on Executive Compensation
Download a pdf of this article » Earlier this week, both the House of Representatives and the Senate approved the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1 (the “Act”). The bill now goes to the President for his signature, which will result in its enactment into law. Among other things, the Act permanently reduces the corporate income tax from 35% to 21%, while also lowering the...Read MoreNovember 30, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
ISS Issues 2018 Policy Updates
Download a pdf of this article » Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) has announced several updates to its U.S. corporate governance benchmark policy guidelines for 2018. This year’s updates contain a pair of potentially significant compensation-related items, one involving its methodology for evaluating executive compensation and the relationship between chief executive officer pay and...Read MoreNovember 16, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Proposed Tax Legislation Would Affect Executive Compensation
Download a pdf of this article » In recent weeks, both the House of Representatives and the Senate have taken up tax reform bills that include potential changes to the current federal tax laws governing executive and equity compensation. Last Thursday, November 9th, the House Ways and Means Committee approved its reform bill (H.R. 1, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) which now has been approved by...Read MoreNovember 15, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts