Glass Lewis Takes Aim at Executive Stock Ownership for 2024
Public companies, take note - Glass Lewis has executive stock ownership guidelines firmly in their sights for the 2024 proxy season. Recently updated commentary makes clear that robust holding requirements are now a prime governance...
Equity Benchmarking – Why It Matters, and What Position is Best for You
While several factors influence the structure and scope of equity plans, benchmarking stands out as a pivotal tool to gauge your position in the industry relative to peers. It offers a strategic lens through which...
How Often Should Private Companies Review Their Equity Compensation Plans?
Equity compensation plans play a significant role in attracting, retaining, and motivating key employees and executives in both public and private companies. But while public companies often have the practice of an annual refresh and...
Pave + Infinite Equity: Partnering to Drive Clarity Around Equity Benchmarks
For companies who are just starting to create formal compensation policies, having robust data to support those decisions is incredibly important. Without it, guesswork and bias can lead to poor decisions and eliminate trust with...
Employee Equity Pools: What are They & Why Do They Matter?
The equity incentive pool is a key way for early-stage companies to reward their talent. As a company grows, it's crucial that the equity pool grows simultaneously, and that the equity plan strategy adapts to...
Retaining Talent Amidst Falling Share Prices and Underwater Options
Recently, many companies have found themselves with a significant portion of their employees’ outstanding stock options “underwater” or “out of the money” due to plummeting share prices. This downward pressure is due in part to...
Harnessing the Magic of Elon for Everyone
The stock option package granted to the CEO of Tesla in early 2018 made significant headlines and waves in the compensation industry. It was decried for its size ($2.3B disclosed value), but it was also...
Looking Out for Your Essential Workers
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to furlough workers and contemplate permanent layoffs, and has also driven share prices down. Consequently, companies are discussing ways to retain and motivate key executives by modifying performance...
10 Ways the Recent Market Volatility and Overall Uncertainty Can Impact Your Equity Plans
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every daily norm and has caused extreme market volatility that is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. There are countless ways that high volatility and depressed stock prices...
