How should compensation committees balance SEC disclosures with pay-for-performance evaluations?

Dodd-Frank regulations and SEC proposals are important to keep in mind when it comes to compensation plans. However, reporting requirements may not be the most beneficial structure for setting up compensation plans and targets internally. In this episode, Andrew McElheran, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, discusses how compensation committees should evaluate internal pay-for-performance compensation plans.

• What advice would you give compensation committees about going through the SEC Pay-for-Performance process and structuring their internal executive compensation plan?
• Ideally, should an executive compensation plan be crafted based on peers, investor expectations, or the company’s internal plan and budget?