Center Letter Requests SEC Revisit Abrupt Shift in Company-Sponsored Shareholder Resolutions

This week, the Center joined with 16 other organizations in sending a letter to the SEC asking the agency to reverse its controversial decision to revoke no action relief granted to Whole Foods Markets

House Republicans Introduce Pay Ratio Repeal Bill

Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) along with 16 Republican co-sponsors reintroduced the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act, H.R. 414 which would repeal the Dodd-Frank pay ratio.

AFL-CIO's Trumka Paints Distorted View of Investor Interest in Pay Ratio Data

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka penned a New York Times Dealbook piece titled "Investors Should Know Pay Gap Between C.E.O.s and Workers," but his arguments consisted of a rehash of off-point academic articles and dubious assertions, with nothing to support his conclusion that there is broad investor interest in the data.

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

During the 2013 proxy season, 466 S&P 500 companies reported say on pay results. 460 companies (98.71%) reported received majority support, averaging 91.84% support with a median of 95.49%.

Center Letter Requests SEC Revisit Abrupt Shift in Company-Sponsored Shareholder Resolutions

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House Republicans Introduce Pay Ratio Repeal Bill

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AFL-CIO's Trumka Paints Distorted View of Investor Interest in Pay Ratio Data

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Advocacy and Analysis

SEC Adds Proxy Advisory Firms As 2015 Examination Priority

Center Files Comments On ISS Policy Survey ISS Urging Caution on Equity Plan Scorecard, Recognition of Announced Pay Plan Changes

Influential House GOP Members Send Letter to Chair White Urging Delay of Pay Ratio Rule

First S&P 500 Say on Pay Results Roll In

Center News Stories

Center Letter Requests SEC Revisit Abrupt Shift in Company-Sponsored Shareholder Resolutions

Part IV of the Center's Executive Compensation Re-Imagined Series Explores the Benefits of Sound Compensation Governance

Equilar 2015 CD&A Report Highlights Subscriber Proxies, Shows Supplemental Disclosures on the Rise

Investors Say "Ideal Proxy Statement" Would Focus on Context, Utilize Simplicity and Direct Language, Reports Stanford Study

Japan Considers New Governance Code That Encourages Greater Management Risk to Stimulate Growth

Investors "Deeply Dissatisfied With Compensation Disclosure," Says New Stanford Study