BoardroomMarket conditions fail to dent high CEO pay, ISS finds Sep 21, 2023Garnet RoachAcross the US, more than 70 percent of chief executives took home at least their target compensation in 2022 – a figure that is...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: BlackRock supported fewer climate and social proposals this proxy season and US regulators eye directors sitting on competitors’ boards Aug 25, 2023Ben Maiden– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that US antitrust regulators are taking a tougher line on directors who sit on the boards of...Read more
Technology & social mediaGovernance Matters: The future of AI for lawyers and ISS founder Robert Monks talks executive pay May 05, 2023Ben Maiden‘The role of lawyers is going to narrow, and the future role of lawyers will be to apply judgment, creativity and empathy – emotional...Read more
BoardroomCEO pay at large caps grows despite turbulent year May 02, 2023Hemma VisavadiaPay increases for CEOs at large-cap companies grew at a slower rate of 3.1 percent between the 2022 and 2023 proxy filing periods,...Read more
Shareholders & activismBuffett defends buybacks in annual letter to shareholders Mar 01, 2023Tim HumanWarren Buffett has defended share buyback programs in his widely read annual letter to shareholders. Buffett, CEO of Berkshire...Read more
BoardroomHow new SEC rules impact compensation committees’ 2023 agendas Feb 14, 2023Jane Storero Yelena BarychevThe SEC adopted three new rules in 2022 that significantly expand compensation committees’ agenda for this year. The rules cover pay...Read more
BoardroomMost Canadian large caps tie executive pay to ESG metrics Jan 16, 2023Tim HumanThe majority of large Canadian companies link ESG metrics to executive pay, although most lump ESG issues in with other areas rather...Read more
BoardroomMore companies linking executive pay to stakeholder measures, survey finds Dec 28, 2022Ben MaidenMore than three quarters (78 percent) of large companies now include stakeholder-based metrics in their executive compensation plans,...Read more
Regulatory & complianceWhat you need to know about the SEC’s clawback rules Nov 04, 2022Carina Antweil, Robin Melman and Gail Stewart The SEC on October 26 adopted final recovery rules , commonly referred to as clawback rules, in a significant shift for executive...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: SEC accountant warns of fraud uptick amid economic fears and IRS clamping down on Russia sanctions evasion Nov 04, 2022Ben Maiden– CNN reported that, according to a securities filing, Twitter’s board of directors was dissolved following Elon Musk’s takeover of...Read more