SEC Proposes Easing Executive Pay Disclosure Rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed reducing executive pay disclosure requirements for publicly traded companies. The changes would limit reported executives from five to two and raise the perk reporting threshold to 150000 dollars.

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, DC, U.S., November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission proposed scaling back executive pay disclosure rules on Friday, reducing transparency for publicly traded companies. The shift eases reporting mandates for executive perks and compensation tables, reversing decades of tightening investor oversight. Shareholders could lose visibility into executive compensation packages just as wage disparities draw heightened political scrutiny.