RMG Issues FAQs on New SEC Proxy Disclosure Rules
RiskMetrics Group (RMG) recently issued several FAQs related to the new SEC proxy disclosure rules. Previously, I blogged about the RMG FAQ regarding Compensation Risk Disclosures, and today I will address the two other FAQs, one on compensation consultant conflicts and the other on the enhanced disclosure about directors – qualifications, diversity policies, and board [...]
RiskMetrics Weighs In on Compensation Risk Disclosures
The new proxy disclosure rules (Item 402(s) to be precise) require public companies to include a narrative disclosure discussing the company’s compensation policies and practices as they relate to the company’s risk management if risks arising from the company’s compensation policies and practices for its employees are “reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect [...]
NY Times Book Review: Money for Nothing
Today’s New York Times reviews a new book, Money for Nothing: How the Failure of Corporate Boards Is Ruining American Business and Costing Us Trillions, from a former investment banker, John Gillespie, at Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, and the co-founder of Salon.com, who worked at Dow Jones and Time Inc., David Zweig .
The book [...]
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