Best of 2020
A recap of your favorite content from Labrador Each year, we conduct a benchmark study of the proxy statements filed by companies in the S&P 250, [...]
Trends from the 2020 Transparency Awards
With the second annual U.S. Transparency Awards behind us, we want to share some disclosure trends that we saw in 2020 annual reports and proxy statements. Strategy disclosure in 10-K’s [...]
Second Annual U.S. Transparency Awards
In preparation for the 2020 U.S. Transparency Awards, Labrador has been busy analyzing how the top 250 companies (by market cap) in the S&P communicate with the market. For the [...]
Discretionary adjustments to executive compensation call for careful disclosure.
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on corporate performance, and a related impact on executive compensation. In many cases, long-term equity awards that were granted before March 2020 have lost [...]
Without plain language, you’re risking stakeholder trust.
Most of us know instinctively that using plain language is a good idea. “Please give me the most convoluted proxy statement possible,” said no investor, ever. But if you need [...]
ESG in the COVID Era: The Pressure’s On
For company leaders, navigating the COVID crisis presents challenges like no other. How to balance the imperative to protect the health of employees and partners with their responsibility to shepherd [...]
Disclosure in a COVID-19 world
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to pound the economy and create havoc in markets, companies are entering the earnings report season with more uncertainty and less visibility than ever [...]
Last minute proxy writing tips
Do you remember when preparing a proxy meant simply updating the numbers? Neither do we. Those days seem so long ago, chased away by increasingly vigilant regulators armed with new [...]
Director Compensation: Let the expert speak
Interview with Sharon Podstupka from Pearl Meyer In a recent blog post, Sharon Podstupka tackled the continuing hot topic of communicating effectively on Director compensation. We sat down with her [...]
Download: 7th annual proxy study
This year Labrador introduced the U.S Transparency Awards, which ranked the companies in the S&P 250 based on the quality of disclosure in their proxy statements, 10-Ks, and investor relations [...]