2012 Proxy Season – What to Expect from ISS

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Institutional Shareholders Services (ISS) recently released its draft policy changes for 2012, which include significant revisions to its methodology for evaluating management say-on-pay (SOP) proposals. Although ISS is accepting comments on its proposed policy changes through November 7th, it is unlikely that there will be any material modifications to them when finalized in November. This …

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Newsletter: Proxy Season Governance Proposals (Sept. 2011)

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With the first wave of regulations under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act underway, executive compensation and say on pay overshadowed all other issues this proxy season. The result has been a decline in shareholder proposals overall, both in terms of filings (below the 1,000 level of previous years) and the number …

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Newsletter: Say on Pay Part 2 (Aug. 2011)

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Alliance Advisors looked at a sample of 20 companies of various market cap size and industries that received a negative recommendation on the Say on Pay (SOP) proposal between January and June of 2011. This is an analysis of the factors driving the negative recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) on SOP for the 2011 …

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Newsletter: Shareholders Have Their Say on Pay, But What Exactly Are They Saying? (July 2011)

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Nearly a year has passed since the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act and with it the rollout of the first wave of corporate governance reforms. Among these, the most closely watched, reviewed and debated has been this year’s shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation (say on pay or SOP). With …

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Newsletter: Special Meetings & Written Consent Proposals (May 2011)

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This year’s vote tallies point to two emerging trends on these proposals which may give companies a brief sigh of relief: (1) opinions of proxy advisors, particularly ISS, are having less of an impact on the vote outcomes, and (2) investors, like the corporate community, are growing weary of these resolutions.   Download Now

ISS 2011 Policy Updates: Alliance Summary

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ISS recently released their 2011 policy updates, which are effective for shareholder meeting dates on or after February 1, 2011. On the surface, the changes for 2011 do not appear to be as substantive as they have been in years past. The following is a brief summary of the ISS 2011 policy updates.   Download …

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Equity Plan Proposal Failures 2007-2012

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This white paper looks at the equity plan proposals that have failed during 2007–2012, how Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. viewed the proposals, and key takeaways from these votes.   Download Now

Newsletter: Dodd-Frank Summary (Sept. 2010)

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Initially proposed in December 2009, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became law on July 21, 2010. It is the most comprehensive and dramatic change to federal regulation of the financial services industry since the Great Depression.The following whitepaper is a summary of the Dodd-Frank Act (Dodd-Frank) as it relates to executive …

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