We answer three questions that comp committees often ask during the incentive planning process.

With increasingly complex skills requirements and an upturn in surprise exits, are companies changing their approach to CEO succession planning?

A mere nine years after the Dodd-Frank Act passed, rules are in place and companies must now comply. Here is the information you need to disclose.

An in-depth discussion on how proxy advisors have shaped the executive pay model, for better and for worse.

Four issues and ideas for banks to consider in evaluating and strengthening their pay programs.

EVA to officially become part of the ISS pay-for-performance analysis; gender diversity, overboarding, and combined CEO/chair roles also get attention

Will Uber’s new diversity targets in its executive compensation plan go beyond repairing their reputation and expand the composition of its workforce?

How boards can establish governance structures that balance the risks and benefits of an innovation culture.

Institutional investors are now focusing on non-financial drivers of long-term value creation. Is it time to include these drivers in incentive compensation?

How companies can improve the performance of their long-term incentive plans with simpler design and better communication.

Is your board due to review or raise director compensation this year? What you can do to mitigate negative ISS and shareholder response. 

Companies must heed the call for more discourse on pay issues.