In August 2006, the SEC published its final release to completely overhaul the rules and regulations for executive compensation disclosure, which was met with intense debate and focus. Al...
It’s proxy time, and business reporters are riding their favorite seasonal hobby horse: executive compensation. This year’s stories are colored by the current financial and business c...
Media and public attention surrounding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, enacted on February 17, 2009 and commonly referred to as the stimulus bill, has typically focuse...
Executive compensation continues to dominate headlines and remains at the forefront of key governance issues. While most U.S. companies are now in their third year of implementing the SEC...
Many companies are beginning preparations for their 2008 Form 10-K. While there are no new Form 10-K requirements this year, in light of the extraordinary financial market conditions whic...
RiskMetrics Group (“RMG”), the influential proxy advisory firm formerly known as ISS Governance Services, recently released its U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Update for 2009. The P...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an interpretive release containing guidance on the use of corporate websites, which became effective yesterday, August 7th. The releas...
Recently, the Investment Company Institute released the broadest study ever conducted on proxy voting by registered investment companies (“Funds”), covering more than 3.5 million prox...
Much as the demand for auditor independence followed the wave of accounting scandals several years ago, there has been increasing focus on the “independence” of the compensation consu...
