Center Petitions the SEC to Revisit Resubmission Thresholds for Shareholder Proposals

The Center has joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Corporate Directors, and six other organizations in asking the SEC to formally revisit the its shareholder proposal "Resubmission Rule"

Charlie Tharp Op-Ed Advises Companies to Prepare Pay Ratio Stories As Advocates Propose Linking Tax Breaks to the Ratio

In an op-ed this week in the Board publication Agenda, Center On Executive Compensation CEO Charlie Tharp exposes the flawed logic of using the pay ratio as a measure of fairness.

ISS to Be Acquired by Vestar Partners for $364 Million

MSCI, Inc., the parent company of Institutional Shareholder Services, announced this morning that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell ISS to private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners for $364 million.

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During the 2013 proxy season, 464 S&P 500 companies reported say on pay results. 457 companies (98.49%) received majority support, averaging 90.88% support with a median of 95.39%.

SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar, an economist, is the only non-attorney SEC Commissioner and the first in over seven years.

Center Petitions the SEC to Revisit Resubmission Thresholds for Shareholder Proposals

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Charlie Tharp Op-Ed Advises Companies to Prepare Pay Ratio Stories As Advocates Propose Linking Tax Breaks to the Ratio

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ISS to Be Acquired by Vestar Partners for $364 Million

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Advocacy and Analysis

GOP Tax Proposal Alters 162(m), Eliminates Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Tax Benefits

SEC Chair White Orders Broad Review of Company Disclosures, Seeks Company, Investor Input

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Four New Say on Pay Results as the Heart of Proxy Season Approaches

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Center Petitions the SEC to Revisit Resubmission Thresholds for Shareholder Proposals

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