Might the investment bank's new policy to avoid IPOs of companies without at least one diverse board member not be quite as good as it looks?
Appeasing investors with shareholder engagement disclosures was a significant trend this year: Equilar report.
The median annual retainer given to directors increased for the fifth consecutive year, reaching $250,000 in 2017.
Each year dozens of shareholder proposals seek to quash potential conflicts of interest by calling for an independent chair. But they hardly ever pass.
Loss of deductions for performance-based pay may cost public companies nearly $100 million over three years — but do they care?
Boards seek the optimal compensation formula to satisfy all sides in the conflict over executive pay packages.
Total shareholder return is still the leading metric for calculating long-term compensation, but companies' thinking may be starting to shift.
Aiming to thwart shareholder activism, public companies' proxy statements are presenting shareholders with ever-more information and greater detail.
With rising market values, employees are getting more value from equity grants even as the number of shares granted dwindles.
An Equilar survey finds CFO pay growth at S&P 500 firms outpacing that of CEOs and performance-based equity gaining prominence.
Companies can expect a lot of questions from employees when the requirement to disclose the ratio takes effect in 2018.
A new survey finds that nearly four in five women who are C-level executives at public companies have yet to serve on a board.
