Swiss Voters Go For Binding Say-on-Pay: Strenuous Compensation Restrictions...
On March 3, 2013, voters in Switzerland made headlines by approving the Minder Initiative, giving shareholders far-reaching influence over the executive compensation and governance matters of publicly...
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Biglari Holdings disclosed in their 8K filing this past week that they failed to receive majority support for their SOP proposal in 2013. ISS cited a pay for performance disconnect as the primary...
View ArticleISS and Say on Pay: Early Impressions A Murky Methodology Becomes Murkier
The third Say on Pay season is underway and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) is continuing to exert its considerable influence on investors through its voting recommendations. While the...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through April 22nd, 2013 PASS/FAIL Distribution SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 217 97.7% 93.7 Fail 5 2.3% 36.4 Total 222 100.0% 92.4...
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Building Peer Groups: A Comprehensive Approach to Provide Decision-Quality...
Critics of executive compensation suggest that CEO pay escalates because companies chase an ever-rising market median driven by comparisons to even larger peer companies and higher competitive...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through April 29th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 251 97.7% 93.2 Fail* 6 2.3% 35.6 Total 257 100.0% 91.8...
View ArticleHeinz Shareholders Vote No On Say on Parachute (94.7M FOR vs. 103.4M AGAINST)
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Russell 3000 Companies Through May 6th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 437 98.6% 93.2 Fail* 6 1.4% 35.6 Total 443 100.0% 92.5...
View ArticleConference Board Advocates Flexibility in Choosing a Pay Disclosure...
In the face of pending SEC regulations on proxy disclosure of the relationship of pay and financial performance, the Conference Board has published guidelines intended to achieve greater consistency in...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through May 13th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 590 98.8% 93.1 Fail* 7 1.2% 35.2 Total 597 100.0% 92.4 ISS...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through May 20th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 787 98.9% 93.2 Fail 9* 1.1% 35.1 Total 796 100.0% 92.6 ISS...
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Equilar and Pay Governance 2013 Proxy Season Wrap-Up
The attached slides were created by Equilar and presented by Equilar and Pay Governance in a webinar held on May 16, 2013.
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Russell 3000 Companies Through May 27th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1339 98.3% 92.9 Fail 23 1.7% 36.2 Total 1362 100.0% 91.9...
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Russell 3000 Companies ThroughJune 3rd, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTIONOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1507 98.2% 92.9 Fail 27 1.8% 36.6 Total 1534 100.0% 91.9 ISS VOTE...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through June 10th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1,658 97.9% 92.8 Fail 36 2.1% 37.1 Total 1,694 100.0% 91.6...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through June 17th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1,754 97.8% 92.7 Fail 39 2.2% 37.8 Total 1,793 100.0% 91.5...
View ArticleHomogenization of Executive Pay Plans: The Unintended Consequences of Say on...
The confluence of Say on Pay (SOP) votes and heightened scrutiny plus the influence of proxy advisory firms (particularly ISS) are having a major unintended consequence—the movement to “one size fits...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through June 26th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTIONP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1,872 97.7% 92.6 Fail 44 2.3% 37.3 Total 1,916 100.0% 91.3 ISS...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through July1st, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1,882 97.7% 92.6 Fail 45 2.3% 37.5 Total 1,927 100.0% 91.3 ISS...
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Russell 3000 Companies Through July8th, 2013 PASS/FAIL DISTRIBUTION SOP Number of Average Outcome Companies Prevalence Support % Pass 1,917 97.7% 92.7 Fail 46 2.3% 37.5 Total 1,963 100.0% 91.4 ISS...
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