On June 26, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) hosted a roundtable to discuss whether executive compensation disclosure rules produce information material to investors and if not, how they should be amended. The roundtable consisted of representatives from public companies and investors, as well as other experts in this field. Remarks were made by SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins and the other sitting commissioners. A recording of the roundtable is available on the SEC’s website here. Chair Atkins noted in his remarks that one might describe the SEC’s current compensation disclosure requirements as a “Frankenstein patchwork of rules.” He suggested that the compensation disclosure rules have become unwieldy, are not cost-effective and result in disclosure that a reasonable investor struggles to understand. Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda echoed his views. We expect that the SEC will issue one or more rule proposals amending executive compensation disclosure requirements, possibly later this year. READ MORE