The Advisors' Blog

If you work with REITs, make sure to check out this updated guide to executive compensation – provided by Morrison Foerster & Ferguson Partners. The 2023 edition includes 68 pages of guidance – it addresses:

– The various components of REIT executive compensation;

– Key compensation trends in the REIT industry;

– The respective roles of the board of directors, the compensation committee, management and outside advisors;

– Governance matters relating to executive compensation, including best practices and provisions viewed as problematic by investors and proxy advisory firms;

– Increasing expectations for accountability and transparency by linking ESG priorities and executive compensation; and

– SEC reporting and other obligations relating to executive compensation, including the SEC’s new rules relating to pay-versus-performance disclosures.

– Liz Dunshee