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Developing an Effective Long-Term Incentive PlanFebruary 03, 2012Proxy advisory firm ISS’s new test may impact long-term incentive design. With this in mind, directors and the C-suite need to look at the company’s business strategy, where it is in the business cycle, and what it is focusing on from an operations perspective.
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The Evolving Pay of Non-CEO Board Chairs January 26, 2012Non-CEO Chair roles and pay have been evolving, as illustrated by the results of this Meridian Compensation Partners’ study of non-CEO Board Chairs at the 500 largest U.S. companies. The results provide insight into choices companies are making as to type of COB role (e.g., prior CEO vs. independent chair) and how the role will be paid (e.g., as an employee or as a director).
NYSE Euronext Releases CEO ReportJanuary 19, 2012Protectionism and trade issues and financial and political stability. These are just a few of the issues today’s CEOs are concerned about, according to the seventh annual NYSE Euronext CEO Report.
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Boardmember.com's 10 Most Viewed Articles of 2011 January 10, 2012What were the top-of-mind issues for visitors to Boardmember.com in 2011? Articles from our annual legal issue as well as corporate political donations, Dodd-Frank, and the NYSE’s acquisition of Corporate Board Member were all topics of interest to those relying on Boardmember.com for corporate governance news in the past year.
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New ISS Guidance on Say on Pay Requires Ramping up Now December 23, 2011How will the ISS’s new approach to evaluating pay-for-performance and new proxy voting guidelines, announced in fall 2011, as well as the subsequent updates released this week, affect boards in 2012?