Research Articles
 April 2012 |
Performance Share Usage among S&P 1500 CEOs Continues to Grow Examination of performance shares awarded to S&P 1500 CEOs to identify how these types of incentives are being used. |
April 2012 |
A Closer Look at the New York Times CEO Pay Study An in-depth review of the compensation of several CEOs and what their pay illustrates about overall executive compensation trends. |
 March 2012 |
This article examines what Say on Pay results would look like if insider shareholders were excluded from voting. |
March 2012 |
Changes Due to 2011 Say on Pay Voting Results Overview of the responses to say on pay and changes to link executive compensation to financial performance. |
February 2012 |
A Look Back at the 2011 Filing Numbers This article looks at a few of the most important types of filings with regards to our compensation database. |
February 2012 |
A Look Back at the 2011 8-K Filings An analysis of 8-K trends provide an interesting look at 2011. |
November 2011 |
Board Composition Series (Part 3 of 4) The third portion of the study features gender data from 1,185 of the S&P 1500. |
November 2011 |
Board Composition Series (Part 4 of 4) The fourth portion of the study focuses on the profile of committees among S&P 1500 boards. |
November 2011 |
Board Composition Series (Part 3 of 4) The third portion of the study features gender data from 1,185 of the S&P 1500. |
November 2011 |
Board Composition Series (Part 2 of 4) For the second part of our four-part series on S&P Board Composition, we will focus on the board meeting frequency. |
October 2011 |
The Current State of Board Leadership Among S&P 1500 Companies This study finds that most large U.S. Companies have one person simultaneously serving as CEO and chairman of the board... |
October 2011 |
Board Composition Series (Part 1 of 4) For the first part of our four-part series on S&P Board Composition, we will focus on the size of boards. |
October 2011 |
2011 CEO New Hire Compensation Trends An analysis of recently hired chief executives among S&P 1500 companies that focuses on compensation data including base salary, annual bonus target, and new hire or promotional awards... |
September 2011 |
Prior to the economic downturn in 2008, director compensation had been on the rise, as corporate board members saw increased responsibilities and demands... |
September 2011 |
Pay policies continue to receive attention, thanks to the combination of required votes on executive compensation and public scrutiny... |
August 2011 |
Board Turnover — Company Analysis Findings of a study on board turnover, focused on the prevalence of board departures and the companies most likely to see high levels of board turnover. |
August 2011 |
Change-in-control Cash Severance Analysis Findings from a study of change-in-control payments at Fortune 100 companies. |
July 2011 |
An Analysis of Voting Results and Performance at Russell 3000 Companies. |
June 2011 |
An Analysis of the Prevalence and Types of Metrics in S&P 1500 Incentive Plans. |
May 2011 |
An analysis of S&P 500 annual incentive plan targets and their payouts. |
May 2011 |
An in-depth look at S&P 1500 companies with multiple CEO turnovers between 2007 and 2010. |
April 2011 |
Findings from a study of CEO departures at S&P 1500 companies between 2007 and 2009. |
 March 2011 |
Equilar's Dodd-Frank Alert is intended to keep compensation professionals informed on the recent decisions and upcoming releases regarding compensation and governance related issues. |
March 2011 |
Say-When-on-Pay Proposal Findings Study of early proxy filers and companies with annual meetings prior to February 1, 2011. |
