Short Takes

Client Alert: ISS Releases GRId 2.0   | ISS recently released transition information and a technical document related to the launch of its newly revised governance product, Governance Risk Indicators 2.0 (“GRId 2.0”). The Compensation category has been significantly modified to incorporate ISS’ recently announced principles for evaluating the alignment of pay and [read more]

Legislative Update: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act   | February 2012 update on progress of compensation-related provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

SEC updates implementation schedule of Dodd-Frank Act   | The SEC recently updated the Upcoming Activity schedule for implementing the Dodd-Frank Act.  The executive compensation provisions of the Act affected are listed below. How many will be adopted before Election Day? January - June 2012 (planned)§951:  Adopt rules regarding disclosure by institutional investment managers [read more]

ISS Publishes “Evaluating Pay for Performance Alignment” White Paper   | Last week, ISS published a white paper detailing its new pay-for-performance methodology.  As in the past, a “significant misalignment” between pay and company performance may cause ISS to vote against a company’s Say on Pay vote.  The new methodology is effective for Annual Meetings on [read more]

Compensation: Establishing Metrics and Planning for the Unknown   | CorpGov.net recap of the NACD D100 panel Steve Hall participated in on November 9, 2011 in New York

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