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		<title>ISS Posts 2012 Compensation FAQs</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2012/01/26/iss-posts-2012-compensation-faqs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 25, 2012, ISS posted its first set of compensation frequently asked questions (FAQs) about its 2012 policies.  The policies covered include: Pay-for-Performance, Management Say on Pay Responsiveness and Equity Plans.  Below is a summary of the FAQs that were presented for each policy. Pay-for-Performance (P4P) CEOs who have not been in their positions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISS Issues 2012 Burn Rate Caps</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2012/01/03/iss-issues-2012-burn-rate-caps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISS recently released its 2012 Burn Rate Caps as part of its 2012 U.S. Proxy Voting Summary Guidelines (December 19, 2011), p. 44, available at http://www.issgovernance.com/files/2012USSummaryGuidelines.pdf The presentation below includes these burn rate caps as well as a chart looking at how the caps have changed from 2009 through 2012.  Update: After posting this, I discovered that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISS Posts Technical Document on 2012 Pay-for-Performance Methodology</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/12/19/iss-posts-technical-document-on-2012-pay-for-performance-methodology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 19, 2011, ISS posted the Technical Document, Evaluating Pay for Performance Alignment, ISS&#8217; Quantitative and Qualitative Approach to its 2012 Policy page.  The complete document can be downloaded from: http://www.issgovernance.com/sites/default/files/EvaluatingPayForPerformance_20111219.pdf The Pay-for-Performance (P4P) methodology laid out differs in certain aspects from what ISS had previously communicated about its 2012 P4P Policy, e.g., peer group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISS Issues Final 2012 Policies</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/11/17/iss-issues-final-2012-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/11/17/iss-issues-final-2012-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 17, 2011 (right on time), ISS issued its final policies for 2012. The policies will be effective for shareholder meetings occurring on or after February 1, 2012. Generally, the final policies kept to the draft policies issued a few weeks back and there were very few new surprises (a very welcome occurrence).  That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISS Extends Comment Period on Draft Policies</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/28/iss-extends-comment-period-on-draft-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/28/iss-extends-comment-period-on-draft-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 28, 2011, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) announced that it was extending the comment period on its Draft 2012 Policies until Monday, November 7, 2011.  Furthermore, ISS announced that the final 2012 Policies are expected to be issued the week of November 14, 2011. For more details, see this entry on the ISS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking at NASPP Pre-Conference on November 1, 2011</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/26/speaking-at-naspp-pre-conference-on-november-1-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/26/speaking-at-naspp-pre-conference-on-november-1-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed will co-present with Fred Whittlesey at the NASPP&#8217;s Practical Guide to Performance-Based Awards conference on Plan Design and Implementation next Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at the Hilton San Francisco.  For more details, see this page on the NASPP website: http://www.naspp.com/PracticalGuide/index.htm Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>ISS Issues Draft 2012 Policies for Comment</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/18/iss-issues-draft-2012-policies-for-comment/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/18/iss-issues-draft-2012-policies-for-comment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 18, 2011, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) issued its draft 2012 Policies for comment.  These policies are available at: http://www.issgovernance.com/policy/2012comment Comments will be accepted through October 31, 2011. Here&#8217;s a quick summary of the draft compensation-related policy changes for 2012: Board: Board Response to Management Say-on-Pay Votes (US)—ISS will consider prior SOP proposals that received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Predictions for ISS&#8217;s 2012 Policy Updates</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/12/predictions-for-isss-2012-policy-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/12/predictions-for-isss-2012-policy-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equity Compensation Plans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After having had some time to review and reflect on the 2011-2012 Policy Survey Summary of Results (see prior blog entry, ISS Releases 2011-2012 Policy Survey Summary Results),  I wanted to share where these survey results might lead ISS for its 2012 Policy Updates with regards to its compensation policies:  Make companies that don’t respond and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Report on Incentive Compensation Practices</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/06/federal-reserve-report-on-incentive-compensation-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/10/06/federal-reserve-report-on-incentive-compensation-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equity Compensation Plans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve just finished up its horizontal review of large banking organizations and released a report that looks at incentive compensation practices at such firms. The report is available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/other-reports/files/incentive-compensation-practices-report-201110.pdf Banks in the horizontal review with the oversight of  the Federal Reserve and other banking agencies, implemented new practices to make their employees&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say on Pay and Say When on Pay for S&amp;P 900 as of September 27, 2011</title>
		<link>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/09/28/say-on-pay-and-say-when-on-pay-for-sp-900-as-of-september-27-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://edwardhauder.com/2011/09/28/say-on-pay-and-say-when-on-pay-for-sp-900-as-of-september-27-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Hauder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have posted updated information about the following say on pay (SOP) and say on pay frequency (say when on pay or SWOP) proposals for the S&#38;P 900 companies reported through September 27, 2011 on Say-on-Pay.com: S&#38;P 900 SOP Frequency Recommendations S&#38;P 900 SWOP Recommendations vs. Adoptions S&#38;P 900 Votes Reported S&#38;P 900 SOP Failures &#160; [...]]]></description>
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