{"id":44168,"date":"2024-01-24T04:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T09:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/iss-releases-2024-voting-policy-changes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:43:35","slug":"iss-releases-2024-voting-policy-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/iss-releases-2024-voting-policy-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"ISS Releases 2024 Voting Policy Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block image-filter-grayscale\"><img width=\"1500\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"man looking at paperworks\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510.jpg?w=600 600w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510.jpg?w=900 900w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/e4h8grreyn6.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mono_Businessman-reading-documents-by-office-window-878401510.jpg?w=450 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\"\/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Dec. 19, <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Institutional Shareholder Engagement cmtt_Institutional Shareholder\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Institutional Shareholder&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Institutional Shareholder is a large investor that owns significant amounts of stock in...&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div id=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/contacto\/&amp;quot;&gt;Contacto&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/the-importance-of-pre-agm-shareholder-engagement-cornerstone-practices-for-greater-china-2023\/&amp;quot;&gt;The Importance of Pre-AGM Shareholder Engagement Cornerstone Practices for Greater China 2023&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryTooltipMoreLinkWrapper&gt;&lt;a class=glossaryTooltipMoreLink href=https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/glossary-index\/institutional-shareholder\/ &gt;Read more...&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-link=\"https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/glossary-index\/institutional-shareholder\/\" href=\"https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/glossary-index\/institutional-shareholder\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Institutional Shareholder<\/a> Services (ISS) published its 2024 benchmark policy updates which take effect for annual meetings on or after Feb. 1, 2024.&sup1; This year&rsquo;s edition includes no revisions to its U.S. <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Shareholder Vote Projection\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Voting Guidelines&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Criteria and principles used by institutional investors and proxy advisory firms to evaluate...&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div id=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/the-importance-of-pre-agm-shareholder-engagement-cornerstone-practices-for-greater-china-2023\/&amp;quot;&gt;The Importance of Pre-AGM Shareholder Engagement Cornerstone Practices for Greater China 2023&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/2023-u-s-proxy-season-review\/&amp;quot;&gt;2023 U.S. Proxy Season Review&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryTooltipMoreLinkWrapper&gt;&lt;a class=glossaryTooltipMoreLink href=https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/glossary-index\/voting-guidelines\/ &gt;Read more...&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-link=\"https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/glossary-index\/voting-guidelines\/\" href=\"https:\/\/allianceadvisors.com\/es\/glossary-index\/voting-guidelines\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">voting guidelines<\/a> other than a clarification to its case-by-case approach to shareholder proposals seeking shareholder ratification of executive severance arrangements or payments. ISS indicated that it has harmonized the factors used to analyze both regular termination severance as well as change-in-control-related severance (golden parachutes).\n<p>In its fall policy survey, ISS raised only one question specific to the U.S. market, namely, whether companies should disclose a line-item reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures used to determine executive incentive pay. Although ISS did not follow through with this change, beginning in 2024 Glass Lewis will expect companies to provide a detailed discussion in their proxy statements of adjustments akin to GAAP-to-non-GAAP reconciliation and their impact on incentive payouts. The lack of such disclosure may impact Glass Lewis&rsquo;s say-on-pay recommendations.&sup2;<\/p>\n<p>&sup1; See ISS&rsquo;s executive summary of its 2024 policy changes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.issgovernance.com\/file\/policy\/latest\/updates\/Executive-Summary-of-ISS-Policy-Updates-and-Process.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&sup2; See Glass Lewis&rsquo;s 2024 U.S. <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Proxy Solicitation\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Proxy Voting&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; The process by which shareholders cast their votes on corporate matters by proxy, rather than...&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div id=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li 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\"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>proxy voting<\/a> policies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasslewis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2024-US-Benchmark-Policy-Guidelines-Glass-Lewis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Dec. 19, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) published its 2024 benchmark policy updates which take effect for annual meetings on or after Feb. 1, 2024.\u00b9 This year\u2019s edition includes no revisions to its U.S. voting guidelines other than a clarification to its case-by-case approach to shareholder proposals seeking shareholder ratification of executive severance arrangements 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