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Today we feature a blog post by Cydney Posner "highlighting a call for companies to reconsider their growing reliance on long-term incentive pay in executive compensation programs." This article is definitely interesting; however, when does "efficient currency", in this case...

The influence and scope of public company governance advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co (Glass Lewis) continue to widen. These firms continually shift policies and guidelines which in return keeps company management and board...

"Some of the country's best CEOs have had personal coaching, and that has contributed directly to their and the company's success. No one is perfect, and we all benefit from one-on-one feedback, peer assessment, mentoring, and motivating coaches and trainers. Boards should see...

Last week, the analysis we conducted for the Houston Chronicle (regarding compensation among the highest paid executives of Houston's publicly traded companies) was mentioned in an article on MySanAntonio.com entitled, "Executive Pay Still Rising Despite Energy's...

Because NASDAQ’s new golden leash disclosure requirement is effective, we would like to pass along this Gibson Dunn memo about how it intersects with the Form 8-K disclosure requirements. Please let us know if you have...

NFPCC Director, Kevin Kuschel, and Senior Consultant, Josh Whittaker, were recently quoted in an article entitled, "Job Openings Reflect Growing Confidence in Midstream...

As this Gibson Dunn blog states, ISS has posted its annual policy survey (here). The deadline is August 29th, and the big topics include: Dual-Class Companies, Say-on-Frequency, Pay-For-Performance & Non-TSR Financial Metrics, Director Tenure & Refreshment, and...

Each year, we here at NFP Compensation Consulting conduct an analysis for the Dallas Morning News on the top 100 highest-paid CEOs in the Dallas - Fort Worth area. Read...

Four recent, independent articles paint an interesting picture on the topic of binding Say on Pay votes. 1. The UK’s potential new prime minister, post Brexit, could move to a binding Say on Pay vote to curb CEO pay (read more here). 2. A recent article by Fortune, suggests...

The market for merger and acquisition ("M&A") activity increased sharply in 2014, largely as a result of the abundance of available cash and zero interest rate policies. According to a recent Proxy Mosaic analysis, the US market announced 9,814 deals amounting to over $1.5...

While the upstream sector continues to struggle in the low oil price environment, RIGZONE's Valerie Jones explores possible opportunities in midstream. NFPCC's own, Kevin Kuschel (Managing Partner) and Josh Whittaker (Senior Consultant), were featured in her article entitled,...

An interesting read on Compensation Litigation! History may not always repeat itself but often times, rhymes. The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued an opinion on a Section 220 demand made against Yahoo which is very similar to the Disney case several years back. Disney...

SEC's Proposed Rules Requiring Member Companies to "Clawback" Excess Incentive-Based Compensation Article Written by Fulcrum Partners LLC MARKET TREND: There continues to be serious concern among regulators over the compensation of certain public company executives. The SEC's...

For companies subject to ISS’ United States policy, there are several changes to be aware of: Management Proposals • Director overboarding: o Subject to the one-year transition period described below, ISS will issue a negative vote recommendation on directors who are not...

It doesn’t always feel like it, but shareholder votes on executive compensation are actually non-binding. Today, it seems that shareholders’ voices are growing more and more influential and their “non-binding” votes are wielding more and more power. And unfortunately,...

The past three weeks has been a roller coaster for General Motors in the news.  The reason: the media doesn't understand executive compensation structures...again.  The issue of the gap between genders is a big one, and we do not mean to discredit it as being that...

This year's proxy season is just about all wrapped up. We at NFPCC continue to talk with the SEC, RiskMetrics, and other shareholder groups and institutions on behalf of clients, and the results have been mixed but productive. We are continuing to monitor this for you, as well...

Navigating the treacherous waters of regulatory reform and ensuring compliance with the countless rules and regulations imposed under the current administration places significant constraints on a company’s time and resources. Therefore, keeping up-to-date on current...

Update: Say-on-Pay and Say-on-Frequency Say-On-Pay As of April 11, 2011 there have been five companies that have failed the say on pay vote by shareholders: Jacobs Engineering (45.5%), Beazer Homes (46.1%), Shuffle Master Inc. (44.5%), Hewlett-Packard with a vote of 50 for and...

Our own Chris Crawford, Executive Director and Co-Owner, on NPR Morning Edition discussing the fear of an age gap in talent for the Energy Industry. http://app1.kuhf.org/audiolibrary/110328oil-industry-talent-shortage.mp3 Courtesy of...

The increased scrutiny of executive compensation, resulting from both recently passed and pending legislation, as well as shareholder advisory group policies, will require regular updates to public company’s Compensation Committees. Although there are many issues that will...

Is anyone else out there getting sick and tired of how – for the last several years – it seems like politicians of both parties are enjoying slamming Corporate America ad nauseum? To some extent, additional oversight was brought on by poor business practices; therefore,...

We recently had one of our clients audited by the IRS w/ respect to their annual bonus plan. Not surprisingly, when we as a country are running a large deficit, the IRS will be looking for ways to bring in more revenue. What we have discovered is that the IRS is dramatically...

Change-in-control (“CIC”) provisions for public company executives have re-emerged on radar screens of shareholder activists and regulators due to recent executive pay legislations, such as December 16, 2009, increased Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)...

Compensation Committee Action Plan Review the compensation committee charter for sound governance practices. Review the process for determining executive compensation. Conduct an analysis of institutional shareholders to determine which of them follow voting guidelines...

Click the link to the NFP Compensation Consulting article posted to SHRM Online - Less Freedom to Pay: Executive Comp After Financial Regulatory Reform. Say on Pay The “say-on-pay” provision included in the bill would give shareholders the opportunity to cast an advisory...

‘Engaged by a board of directors and working with management to maximize shareholder wealth, NFPCC provides independent executive compensation recommendations without bias.’ says Chris Crawford  Chris Crawford, Executive Director of NFP Compensation Consulting...