The Post-Proxy Transition: How Peer Tracking Is Changing for HR Teams

Every year, proxy season creates a familiar scramble. HR and compensation teams spend weeks analyzing dense SEC filings to answer a critical question from the board: How do our executive pay and corporate governance structures compare with our peers?

Following the conclusion of proxy season, HR and compensation teams use key peer policy information and updates to prepare for annual meetings and upcoming board and compensation committee meetings. However, sorting through and analyzing the information can be quite challenging for teams. READ MORE

Trump tariffs reshape executive pay in S&P 500 proxy season, report finds

Tariffs introduced by US president Donald Trump are showing up in an unusual place: executive pay. New research from DragonGC, titled Tariff disclosures and executive compensation: S&P 500 2026 proxy analysis, has found that companies across the index used this year’s proxy statements to explain how sweeping US trade measures affected incentive plans, payout decisions and the way compensation committees judged management performance. READ MORE