ISS’ 2010 Policy Survey – Closing August 3rd

ISS is in the process of conducting its annual Policy Survey for 2010.  ISS is focusing on respondents fundamental views and priorities regarding a small number of key corporate governance issues. ISS has made the survey significantly shorter this year than in the past – only 29 questions. Participants will receive preliminary results in August [...]

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Say on Pay Presentation

Here’s a new presentation Robbi Fox and I just gave at Equilar’s Executive Compensation Summit in Washington, DC.  If you have any questions, just let me know.

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Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009

The Special Report: Equity Plan Proposal Failures: 2007-2009, Lessons to Consider When Requesting Shares, has been posted on the Special Reports page of this blog under “Reference Materials.” (Note: you’ll need to have the password to access this page. The password is available to anyone who signs up for Ed’s weekly newsletter in the left-hand [...]

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RiskMetrics Changes Cure Period for Agreements with Single-Trigger CIC Provisions

Well, I just learned that RiskMetrics has made a bit of a change to its policy (unofficial, of course) regarding the time period companies have to  cure contracts or agreements that have a single-trigger change-in-control (CIC) provision. Old “Policy” on Contracts with Single-Trigger CIC Provisions Last year, RiskMetrics allowed companies up to 24 months to [...]

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Engaging RiskMetrics on Proxy Voting Matters

Are you waiting for RiskMetrics/ISS to issue a proxy vote recommendation on your proxy?  Has it already done so and you’ve found errors or disagree with anything that was in its report?  Well, then you need to know the rules of engagement, i.e., the engagement policy RiskMetrics has set out for proxy voting matters.  The full policy, [...]

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