July 5, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
ISS Issues Mid-Year Reminder about Updating Compensation Peer Group
Download a pdf of this article » INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES (“ISS”) HAS ISSUED its 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 2017. ISS considers a company’s...Read MoreJune 12, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
The New ISS Pay-for-Performance Methodology – A Closer Look at the Gathering Storm
Download a pdf of this article » AS THE 2017 PROXY SEASON WINDS DOWN, it is becoming evident that one of the more pressing challenges companies are likely to face in the years ahead centers on how Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) intends to evaluate the perceived correlation between a company’s performance and its senior executives’ compensation. Just as companies were becoming...Read MoreFebruary 16, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
Equity Utilization in the Bay Area Tech 120
While equity compensation is a fundamental component of most technology company compensation programs, balancing the tension between fostering an ownership culture (which serves as a direct link between pay and performance) and managing shareholder dilution can be an ongoing challenge. Further, in recent years, institutional shareholders and their advisors have tightened their scrutiny of...Read MoreFebruary 15, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts
“Say on Pay” at the Bay Area Tech 120 – A Look at 2016
Now that 2016 has drawn to a close, it’s time once again to take a look at last year’s results for the non-binding shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of a company’s named executive officers (the so-called “Say-on-Pay Vote”) required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 2016, the sixth year of Say-on-Pay, was notable for the high number of companies that...Read MoreJanuary 6, 2017 Thoughtful Pay Alerts