On November 12, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), announced its new policy updates for 2020. The updates, relevant to the United States and matters of executive pay, relate to the pay-for-performance model and the incorporation of Economic Value Added (EVA) metrics in the model’s secondary ‘Financial Performance Assessment’ (FPA) screen.
The issue of how executive contracts holdup after a merger or acquisition is always interesting, often contentious, and consistently one of our most-read topics here on Deferred Compensation News & Updates.
We are pleased to share with you these timely insights from Attorney Michael Melbinger, Winston & Strawn LLP.
Insights from SRP | Strategic Retirement Partners: Change is Coming if Your Plan Uses a Limited Scope Audit The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. (AICPA) issued a new statement in July changing the requirements for its members that perform retirement plan audits. Previously, if a large plan utilized the limited scope audit option, the auditor effectively could …
The following article, originally published on the Executive Compensation Blog by Attorney Michael S. Melbinger, is republished here with permission. Compensation Clawback Attempts Lead to Unintended Consequences Just back from another excellent CompensationStandards.com/NASPP* Annual Conference. Among the many new and interesting topics explored was an issue related to compensation clawbacks, which recently has been thrust into prominence. The …
The annual deadline for shareholders of most companies to submit proposals on executive compensation is December. With the 4th quarter approaching, this blog post by Attorney Michael S. Melbinger provides timely insights. Company Must Include in Proxy Shareholder Proposal Limiting Future Equity Grants Written by Michael Melbinger, first published on the Executive Compensation Blog, 7-16-2019. Proxy season is essentially over, …
Isler Dare Employee Benefits Update Re: IRS Updates Determination Letter Program and Revises Correction Procedures Under Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) This employee benefits update (first published May 2019) is provided courtesy of Isler Dare PC (www.islerdare.com) and was written by Andrea I. O’Brien, Vi D. Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, and Ashley F. Hedge. Recent Legal Developments for Employee Benefit …
This employee benefits update (first published May 2019) is provided courtesy of Isler Dare PC (www.islerdare.com) and was written by Andrea I. O’Brien, Vi D. Nguyen, Jeanne Floyd, and Ashley F. Hedge. Recent Legal Developments for Employee Benefit Plans Executive Summary Status of Association Health Plans: The Department of Labor will be appealing a federal court decision setting aside most …
Every company in the S&P 500 now has a woman on its board of directors. In July, Diane Morefield executive vice president and chief financial officer of real estate investment trust, CyrusOne joined the board of the Dallas-based, online car auction site, Copart. According to Equilar, a research firm that analyzes companies’ boards, women now make up 27% of all board …
Top 10 Trends in the Nonprofit Industry By Laurie De Armond and Adam B. Cole The nonprofit industry is anything but static. With numerous external factors influencing daily operations, we’ve compiled a list of what we see as the top ten trends impacting nonprofit organizations with input from Nonprofit Standards, our third annual benchmarking survey. 1. Navigating Political Uncertainty The current political …
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