House Passes Center-Supported Proxy Advisory Firm Reform Bill on Bipartisan Vote

After passing comprehensive tax reform but before breaking for the holidays, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would create new SEC-led registration and monitoring of proxy advisory firms on a bipartisan vote of 238-182, with twelve Democrats voting in favor of the bill, and five Republicans opposing it.

Center Publishes Template for Drafting Pay Ratio Proxy Disclosures

With pay ratio compliance coming soon for companies with annual meeting dates in the first half of the year, the Center On Executive Compensation has been receiving many questions about pay ratio communications, and especially, the content of the disclosure of the ratio itself.

Center On Executive Compensation and Equilar Introduce the Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator

This week, the Center On Executive Compensation and Equilar announced a new online tool developed by the Center for assessing the prevalence of executive incentive plan metrics and their correlation with long-term shareholder value.

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House Passes Center-Supported Proxy Advisory Firm Reform Bill on Bipartisan Vote

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Center Publishes Template for Drafting Pay Ratio Proxy Disclosures

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Center On Executive Compensation and Equilar Introduce the Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator

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Advocacy and Analysis

Wells Fargo Fed Penalties Underscore Growing Risk Oversight Responsibilities of Board Members

Center Policy Brief Details 2017 Financial CHOICE Act as House Preps to Take Up Dodd-Frank Reform

Amazon, Facebook Pay Ratios Make Headlines as S&P 500 Pay Ratio Filing Pace Begins to Slow

Disney Stumbles to First S&P 500 Say on Pay Failure

Center News Stories

Amazon, Facebook Pay Ratios Make Headlines as S&P 500 Pay Ratio Filing Pace Begins to Slow

Unilever Under Fire From Proxy Advisors on Streamlined Pay Structure

Netflix Hit with Shareholder Suit Alleging “Rigged” Executive Bonus Targets

Investors Highlight Need for Simplification of Executive Pay at CII Roundtable

Media Outlets Launch Pay Ratio "Check Your Pay" Tools; More WSJ Analysis of Peer Pay Ratios, Noteworthy Disclosures from S&P 500 Companies

Center's Ani Huang Featured in Bloomberg Law Blog, "The Importance of Performance in Say on Pay"