New ISS Peer Group Methodology - One of the most controversial issues during the 2012 proxy season was the degree to which the peer groups chosen by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) varied from the peer groups...more
12/11/2012 - Executive Compensation ISS Proxy Season
Private equity funds (PE funds) and their advisors long have been concerned that a fund (or its other portfolio companies) may be liable for unfunded pension plan liabilities of one of its portfolio companies. However, in a...more
11/28/2012 - ERISA Executive Compensation PBGC Private Equity Funds
Tax rates for highly compensated individuals will increase in 2013, perhaps substantially. This is due in part to: - Possible expiration in 2013 of the Bush tax cuts, resulting in increases in the highest marginal tax...more
11/26/2012 - Capital Gains Executive Compensation FICA Tax Rate FICA Taxes Section 409A
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), an influential proxy advisory firm, annually updates the policies that underlie its voting recommendations to its institutional investor clients. On November 16, 2012, ISS issued its...more
11/21/2012 - Executive Compensation ISS
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