SEC Issues Proposed Rules Regarding Disclosure of Hedging Rules; ISS and Glass Lewis Release New Documents Regarding Executive Pay Policies
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just released its proposed rules regarding the requirement for companies to report as to whether employees and non-employee directors are allowed to hedge or offset the decrease in market value of equity securities. Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has just released a new document explaining the firm's latest policies with respect to executive compensation, including its say on pay advisory voting services. Another proxy advisory firm, Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC (Glass Lewis), has implemented changes to its pay for performance and equity plan models.