The proposal had been anticipated since last month and forms part of a wider reallocation of influence from investors toward corporate managers at the SEC, which currently has three Republican members and two unfilled seats that were previously held by Democrats. The top Wall Street regulator also proposed other changes, including the elimination of a rule requiring companies to produce glossy annual reports that the agency said duplicate information already contained in their annual Form 10-K filings. READ MORE
Shareholder opposition to executive pay eases globally
Shareholder rebellions over executive pay eased across many of the world’s biggest stock markets this year, with opposition falling in Europe, the United States and Japan despite a handful of high-profile revolts.
The move comes as pay and perks continue to dwarf the average worker’s wage, with average CEO pay at S&P 500 companies hitting a record high even excluding a bumper pay plan for Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX. READ MORE
Shareholder opposition to executive pay eases globally
Shareholder rebellions over executive pay eased across many of the world’s biggest stock markets this year, with opposition falling in Europe, the United States and Japan despite a handful of high-profile revolts.
The move comes as pay and perks continue to dwarf the average worker’s wage, with average CEO pay at S&P 500 companies hitting a record high even excluding a bumper pay plan for Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX. READ MORE
U.S. CEO pay rides markets higher: ISS
Amid strong equity markets, CEO pay soared to record heights, driven by large one-time awards, according to new research from advisory firm, ISS-Corporate. Shareholders had few objections to the largesse.
Median CEO pay for the companies in the S&P 500 index reached $17.5 million (all figures in U.S. dollars) for fiscal 2025, reflecting a 20% cumulative increase in median pay since 2021, the report on executive compensation trends from the latest proxy season indicated. READ MORE
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
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