With the increased volatility of the stock market, many companies are facing a similar question to what survivors of the 1990’s Dot Com Bubble had to face, “How do we keep our employees around [...]
“Realizable” pay assessments are often included in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis (“CD&A”) section of the proxy filing to provide a more accurate view of the actual value of compensation [...]
One topic on comp committee agendas may be something that has not traditionally been an element of executive compensation: Diversity. With many companies asking us about how to measure diversity, [...]
Interest in ESG is growing rapidly and has gained traction amongst corporations, individuals, investors, and institutions. This paper is intended to provide corporate issuers with some background [...]
COVID-19 will markedly change business. It’s an unprecedented force of economic disruption that is slashing demand and imposing new workplace habits, sourcing strategies, and consumer behaviors. [...]
Given the market volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper examines the Economic Value Added (EVA) fundamentals of companies within the S&P 500, S&P 1500, and Russell 3000 indices to [...]
The COVID-19 crisis has upended companies’ pay programs and forced many to re-evaluate decisions on executive and director compensation. A key tool used in executive pay decisions, the [...]
In the wake of a dramatic slump in equities which witnessed the S&P 500 fall from an all-time high into bear market territory (>20% decline) in a record 16 trading days, this white paper takes a [...]
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on incentive plans, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) took a closer look at existing relative total shareholder return (TSR) metrics at S&P 500 companies to [...]