2017 Proxy Voting Guidelines, What’s Really Important?

Executive compensation experts shared with Bloomberg BNA their insight regarding the 2017 proxy voting guidelines issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis.  The experts generally characterized the updates as modest, but advised companies to review the guidelines for the 2017 proxy season.

Proxy voting guidelines provide shareholders with voting recommendations on executive compensation and corporate governance issues.  The updated guidelines apply to annual shareholder meetings held on or after Feb. 1, 2017.   Read More