ISS (formerly known as RiskMetrics Group and known before that as Institutional Shareholder Services) policies on equity compensation plan proposals and executive compensation and related corporate governance matters
Note: The conclusions reached in this post are no longer valid given a clarification from ISS Research. See my blog post of January 5, 2017, Maximum Tax… Read More »Maximum Tax Withholding and Liberal Share Counting – A Deadly Combination
ISS recently posted its Peer Group Selection facts on its Policy Gateway web page (https://www.issgovernance.com/policy-gateway/2017-policy-information/). These FAQs deal with questions regarding how ISS goes about… Read More »ISS Posts Peer Group Selection FAQs
One important change in the 2017 ISS policy updates with respect to ISS’ Equity Plan Scorecard (EPSC) policy is with respect to dividend and dividend… Read More »Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Plan Provisions
As companies begin to get their equity plan proposals ready for the 2017 proxy season, it is an appropriate time to review those equity plan… Read More »Caution on Transferable Equity Award Provisions