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NACD Carolinas Chapter View from the Chair
Join us for our exciting program on Thursday, October 25 at 5:00 pm at Queens University Sports Complex as part of NACD Carolinas Chapter View from the Chair. Our moderator and panel of distinguished directors and committee chairs will offer insight on how they will identify and set priorities for…
Read More > 10.24.2018
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Director Pay: A Close Look at the Trends
Executive pay gets plenty of attention in the press and from shareholders. Whether it’s the top 10 pay disclosures of the year or the latest severance package of a big company CEO, the story is sure to garner headlines. As if CEO pay isn’t enough, director pay is now starting to…
Read More > 10.09.2018
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NACD Directorship – Dare to Be Different: Strategic Compensation Plan Design
By Robin Ferracone The criticism of executive compensation plans these days is that they are too homogenized. Our post–Dodd-Frank governance landscape, proxy advisor policies, and even investor guidelines have conspired to create a rules-based environment for executive compensation design, pushing most companies to a new, formulaic normal. Take a…
Read More > 10.04.2018
In the News
CFO – SEC Move Could Lessen Proxy Advisers’ Influence
By David McCann The commission rescinds guidance that led investment managers to outsource their proxy-voting decisions to proxy advisers. The Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded two guidance letters from 2004, a move that may reduce the influence proxy advisers have on say-on-pay and other shareholder votes. The guidance letters informed investment…
Read More > 09.19.2018
Briefs
Farient Alert: SEC Rescinds Guidance Providing Regulatory Support for Using Proxy Advisors
On Thursday, the SEC rescinded two guidance letters from 2004 that will potentially reduce the influence that ISS has on, among other things, Say-on-Pay votes. These guidance letters informed investment managers that outsourcing their proxy voting decisions to proxy advisors would satisfy their obligations as fiduciaries to vote their shares…
Read More > 09.19.2018
Briefs
Board Diversity Legislation: What You Need to Know
Diversity on corporate boards continues to be a pressing topic. According to research from Catalyst, Women on Boards 2020 and a recent study from McKinsey, gender diverse boards are 21 percent more likely to experience above-average performance. This, in turn, continues to push investors to demand that companies diversify…
Read More > 09.18.2018
In the News
Bloomberg – Trillion-Dollar Investors Don’t Mind Billion-Dollar CEO Awards
By Anders Melin BlackRock, Fidelity funds backed pay at Tesla, Axon Enterprise More outlier executive stock grants may follow, advisers say Some of the world’s biggest money managers backed two unprecedented executive awards this year, emboldening other corporate boards to make colossal bets on their CEOs. Funds run by…
Read More > 09.11.2018
In the News
NACD Directorship – Unraveling the Complexities of Compensation
Experts offer their perspectives on how tax law is reshaping pay-plan design, Elon Musk’s potential $50 billion payday, and other concerns. Consider some of the recent events affecting the decisions of compensation committees: a tax code overhaul, pay ratio disclosures, and increasing competition for talent. Then there’s the challenge of…
Read More > 08.30.2018
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NACD Transformation 2018 Global Board Leaders’ Summit
The National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Global Board Leaders’ Summit is the largest and most important director forum in the world, where the greatest minds in governance convene to take on the largest issues facing today’s boardrooms and collectively discover the future of exemplary board leadership. Robin…
Read More > 08.21.2018
Briefs
See what Seven Months of the CEO Pay Ratio Looks Like
After the initial rush of proxy season, CEO pay ratio disclosures continue to trickle in. We highlighted the fact that sector and staffing strategy, and the associated employee pay, significantly influence the reported ratio. We also suggested that comparisons across companies would continue to be difficult given latitude in acceptable…
Read More > 08.15.2018
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