Weekly Roundup: November 28–December 6, 2019

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This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of November 28–December 6, 2019.

Performance Metrics: Accelerating the Stakeholder Model

Posted by Connor Doyle, Equilar, Inc., on Friday, November 29, 2019

Tags: Accounting, Board composition, Boards of Directors, Corporate culture, Diversity, Firm performance, Performance measures, Shareholder primacy, Stakeholders

Policy Overhaul—Executive Compensation

Posted by Glenn Davis and Ken Bertsch, Council on Institutional Investors, on Saturday, November 30, 2019

Tags: Compensation committees, Compensation disclosure, Equity-based compensation, Executive Compensation, Incentives, Institutional Investors, Long-Term value, Pay for performance, Proxy advisors, Say on pay, Shareholder voting

ISS Benchmark Policy Updated—Executive Summary

Posted by Subodh Mishra, Institutional Investor Services, Inc., on Monday, December 2, 2019

Tags: Board independence, Boards of Directors, Dual-class stock, Institutional Investors, International governance, Proxy advisors, Repurchases, Shareholder voting

Shadow Governance

Posted by Yaron Nili (University of Wisconsin) and Cathy Hwang (University of Utah), on Monday, December 2, 2019

Tags: Boards of Directors, Charter & bylaws, Corporate culture, Disclosure, Proxy advisors, Stakeholders, Transparency

ESG Reporting Best Practices

Posted by Tom Quaadman and Erik Rust, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, December 2, 2019

Tags: Climate change, Disclosure, Environmental disclosure, ESG, Institutional Investors, Risk, Sustainability

Diversity of Shareholder Stewardship in Asia: Faux Convergence

Posted by Gen Goto (University of Tokyo), Alan K. Koh (Nanyang Business School), and Dan W. Puchniak (National University of Singapore), on Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Tags: Asia-Pacific, Institutional Investors, International governance, Japan, Singapore, Stakeholders, Stewardship, UK, UK Corporate Governance Code

ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates

Posted by Holly Gregory, John Kelsh and Claire Holland, Sidley Austin LLP, on Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Tags: Accountability, Boards of Directors, Compensation committees, ESG, Executive Compensation, Governance institutions, Institutional voting, Proxy season, Proxy voting, Shareholder nominations, Shareholder proposals

Labor in the Boardroom

Posted by Simon Jäger (MIT), Benjamin Schoefer (University of California, Berkeley), and Jörg Heining (Institute for Employment Research), on Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Tags: Boards of Directors, Capital formation, Corporate Social Responsibility, EU, Germany, International governance, Profitability, Shareholder value, Stakeholders

Approval of Conflicted Transactions in Publicly Traded Limited Partnerships

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Warren S. de Wied, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Tags: Acquisition agreements, Conflicts of interest, Delaware cases, Delaware law, Liability standards, Merger litigation, Mergers & acquisitions, Partnerships, Private equity, Safe harbor

Asset Management, Index Funds, and Theories of Corporate Control

Posted by Matthew Mallow, BlackRock, Inc., on Thursday, December 5, 2019

Tags: Asset management, Conflicts of interest, Engagement, Fund managers, Incentives, Index funds, Institutional Investors, Institutional monitoring, Institutional voting, Stakeholders, Stewardship

Remarks by Commissioner Elad L. Roisman at the Elder Justice Coordinating Council Fall 2019 Meeting

Posted by Elad L. Roisman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, December 5, 2019

Tags: Investor protection, Retail investors, SEC, Securities enforcement, Securities fraud, Securities regulation, Solicitation