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The 15 CEOs in This Year’s $100 Million+ Club

The number of CEOs in the Russell 3000 making more than $100 million in total compensation has spiked over the…

2 years ago

Many New Climate Proposals Flew Too Close to the Sun

The climate-change related shareholder proposals popping up in 2022 proxies are far more prescriptive or “constraining” than the ones BlackRock…

2 years ago

Ho-Hum Support for Climate Proposals at Early Meetings

Several climate-related shareholder proposals went to a vote last week at S&P 500 companies, and most of them failed to…

3 years ago

‘Hacktivism’ Draws Criminals from Ransomware, but Risk Still High

The war between Russia and Ukraine has drawn some cybercriminals away from monetarily driven cyberattacks — such as the typical…

3 years ago

New Investor Policies ‘Highly Likely’ to Increase Negative Director Votes

State Street Global Advisors’ (SSGA) CEO Cyrus Taraporevala is ramping up expectations for companies to boost disclosures and update strategies…

3 years ago

The Largest Gross-Ups of 2020

In recent years, tax gross-ups, along with many other executive perquisites, have fallen out of favor with investors and been…

3 years ago

The Largest Financial Planning Perks for NEOs

Although executive perks are declining overall, one of the more common perks offered to executives is financial planning services. Indeed,…

3 years ago

You’ve Got a New CEO. How Soon Will Your CFO Leave?

Boards often devote plenty of time to succession planning and the compensation aspects of the CEO position, but a key…

3 years ago

The Largest Equity Grants of 2020

A year that included both a market recession and a rebound, 2020 saw equity compensation for named executive officers increase…

3 years ago

Jet Perks Decline in a Year Marked by Travel Lockdowns

Jet perquisite spending reached a three-year low last year as top employees sheltered in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.…

3 years ago