Insight Type: Surveys
2024 Retail Incentive Trends Report Summary
2024 Meridian Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey
ESG Incentive Practices at S&P 500 Companies
Study of Change-in-Control Severance Arrangements 2023
2023 Meridian Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey
ESG Incentive Practices at S&P 500 Companies
2022 Meridian Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey
2021 Study of Executive Severance Arrangements Not Related to a Change in Control
2021 Study on Environmental, Social and Governance Metrics in Incentive Plans
2021 Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey
2021 Study of Human Capital Management Disclosures
2021 Meridian Trends and Developments Survey
2020 Meridian Corporate Governance and Incentive Design Survey
2020 Executive Compensation Trends and Developments
In the past year, several factors have driven change in the executive compensation landscape in the U.S. Each year, Meridian identifies key developments regarding how companies respond to these ever changing conditions. (Read last year’s survey here.) In 2019, numerous factors impacted the U.S. executive compensation landscape. An increased focus on environmental sustainability, diversity and inclusion … Continued
2017 Trends in Outside Director Compensation
The key highlights from Meridian’s 2017 Outside Director Compensation study among Fortune 100 companies include: In 2016, total compensation increased modestly at 1.2% Annual cash retainer values were flat for the second consecutive year, but equity values increased at approximately 2.9% per year. Equity comprises 60% of total compensation, while board meeting fees now comprise … Continued
Executive Compensation in the Banking Industry
Introduction Bank executive compensation practices continue to evolve, as does the regulatory influence on pay programs. Eight years after the Dodd Frank Act was signed, incentive compensation rules under Section 956 of the Act remain outstanding and seem unlikely to move forward under the current administration. The 2016 re-proposal of Section 956 regulations included prescriptive … Continued