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		<title>ISS 2011 DRAFT Policy Updates &#8211; Comments Accepted Thru 11/14</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/10/29/iss-2011-draft-policy-updates-comments-accepted-thru-1114/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it is that time of year when ISS becomes a bit of a flirt and shows us a little bit of what its policy updates for the next proxy season might look like (but not all of them).  ISS just posted some of the draft policies its thinking of issuing as final policies to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squishing a Balloon—Executive Compensation Changes</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/10/29/squishing-a-balloon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are all aware of the many changes in executive compensation that have occurred over the past few years&#8211;changes in the proxy disclosure rules, as well as changing shareholder attitudes about what best practices are for executive compensation. As a result, companies have been changing and refining their executive compensation programs. Based on the latest proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revised SEC Timeline for Dodd-Frank Actions</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/10/05/revised-sec-timeline-for-dodd-frank-actions/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/10/05/revised-sec-timeline-for-dodd-frank-actions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SEC has updated the timeline it released last month for taking up the rule making necessary under the Dodd-Frank Act.  As a result, it looks like the SEC will take up Say on Pay this month (October). Revised timeline can be found here: http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/dodd-frank/dfactivity-upcoming.shtml#10-10 Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Webcast: The Current Governance and Proxy Voting Landscape</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/10/01/webcast-the-current-governance-and-proxy-voting-landscape/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/10/01/webcast-the-current-governance-and-proxy-voting-landscape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 7, 2010, Ed Hauder of Exequity will join Andrew Letts of State Street Global Advisors and Reid Pearson of Alliance Advisors, LLC for this Alliance Advisors&#8217; webcast. The speakers will discuss the current governance and proxy voting landscape, including the Dodd-Frank Act, say on pay, equity plan proposals and proxy access. For more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Timeline for Implementing Dodd-Frank Act Requirements</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/09/20/sec-timeline-for-implementing-dodd-frank-act-requirements/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/09/20/sec-timeline-for-implementing-dodd-frank-act-requirements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SEC has released a timeline for implementing the Dodd-Frank Act requirements it has responsibility over. The full timeline can be found HERE. Here is a summary of the timing for SEC action regarding executive compensation provisions: October &#8212; December 2010 §951: Propose rules regarding shareholder votes on executive compensation, golden parachutes §951: Propose rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dodd-Frank Act &#8211; What Changes Will Impact Executive Compensation?</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/08/23/the-dodd-frank-act-what-changes-will-impact-executive-compensation/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/08/23/the-dodd-frank-act-what-changes-will-impact-executive-compensation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you&#8217;ve been living under a rock or vacationing at the South Pole, you probably know that President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law on July 21, 2010.  If you&#8217;re like most folks, the thought of wading through over 2,200 pages of the Act isn&#8217;t all that appealing (especially if all you&#8217;re interested in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASPP Chicago 8/3 Presentation on Dodd-Frank Act</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/08/04/naspp-chicago-83-presentation-on-dodd-frank-act/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/08/04/naspp-chicago-83-presentation-on-dodd-frank-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I presented The Winds of Change Blow Once Again at the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals&#8217; Chicago Chapter meeting.  It was a good group and the audience participated which always makes these things a bit more interesting.  in any event, here&#8217;s the presentation I used for the occasion to detail the executive compensation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Sets Up Special Public Comment Process for Dodd-Frank Act</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/07/28/sec-sets-up-special-public-comment-process-for-dodd-frank-act/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/07/28/sec-sets-up-special-public-comment-process-for-dodd-frank-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SEC seems to understand that there might be many people that want to provide comments on the Dodd-Frank Act before the SEC has had time to pull together draft rules.  Yesterday, the SEC has launched a new public comment page for those interested in commenting on Dodd-Frank to provide comments prior to the issuance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Additional Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/07/01/additional-provisions-of-the-dodd-frank-act/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/07/01/additional-provisions-of-the-dodd-frank-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the executive compensation provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act, there are a few corporate governance and miscellaneous provisions worth noting. Corporate Governance: Section 971. Proxy Access—SEC may include rules requiring issuers to include shareholder nominees for director elections and follow a certain procedure in relation to a solicitation of a proxy. Section 972. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equity Award Implications of the Newly-Signed Pension Relief Act</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/07/01/equity-award-implications-of-the-newly-signed-pension-relief-act/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2010/07/01/equity-award-implications-of-the-newly-signed-pension-relief-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 was signed into law by President Obama on Friday, June 25. Among other things, it could ultimately have an impact on standard equity vesting provisions. Why? Under this Act, the required funding of pension plans for companies relying on the pension [...]]]></description>
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