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See All Intels March 12, 2025

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Early Filers: Bonuses Up Amid Flat Financial Performance

By Lauren Peek, Joanna Czyzewski
See All Intels February 27, 2025

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Technology Industry – Market Trends in Annual and Long-term Incentive Design

By Melissa Burek, Joanna Czyzewski, John Swift, Thomas Brown
See All Alerts February 04, 2025

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Security Perquisites Among Top 500 U.S. Public Companies

By Melissa Burek, Eric Hosken, Grace Tan
See All Alerts January 24, 2025

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IRS Proposes Amendments to Regulations under 162(m) of IRC

By Daniel Laddin, Louisa Heywood, Thomas Brown
See All Intels January 06, 2025

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Activist Investors and Executive Pay

By Shaun Bisman, Cedrick Jean-Louis
See All Alerts December 20, 2024

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ISS 2025 Policy Updates

By Shaun Bisman, Alexander Barrionuevo

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Hostage Training and Hours of Pre-trip Preparation Signal the Terrifying New Reality of Traveling for Work

By Fortune | Mar 14, 2025 | Read more

Melissa Burek, Eric Hosken and Grace Tan’s security perquisite research was mentioned in Fortune’s latest article on the growing concerns over business travel safety, emphasizing how companies and individuals are ramping up security measures. CAP’s findings reveal that companies’ average disclosed cost of security for the full executive team was over $400,000 for the 500 largest public companies.

CEO Pay is Surging Amid a Roaring Bonus Rebound

By Fortune | Mar 12, 2025 | Read more

Fortune featured Lauren Peek and Joanna Czyzewski’s early filers research in an article on the surge in CEO pay in 2024, fueled by a sharp rebound in bonus payouts despite flat financial performance. CAP’s analysis of 50 publicly traded companies found that bonuses soared by an average of 280% at companies experiencing a rebound, with Lauren Peek emphasizing that these increases largely reflect year-over-year improvements rather than sustained long-term growth.

Proxy Contests: How Often Are Compensation Issues Raised?

By Compensation Standards | Feb 19, 2025 | Read more

Shaun Bisman and Cedrick Jean-Louis’ research was highlighted in Compensation Standards’ article on how often and when activist investors raise issues with executive pay during proxy contests. CAP’s findings show that activist investors raise pay concerns in nearly half of all proxy contests annually, often pointing to pay-for-performance misalignment (91% of cases) and excessive CEO pay as key issues.

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