ProShare 2023 Conference, London It was great to attend the 2023 ProShare Conference again this year. The event is always well-run and stimulating, and the main theme this year – Time for Change – provoked some great discussions about the share plans industry. The PlenaryThe conference looked at tax advantage plans and the 15 changes […]
Equity compliance for global employees is usually considered to be complex and expensive. Here, we give some useful tips as to how to get your approach right, and your costs low.1) Believe you can do it!Too many companies assume it is too difficult, and do not extend their equity to their international employees. Often, they […]
ShareReporter attended one of the most important events in the global equity sector recently. The Global Equity Organization is the world’s leading body for professionals working in the field of international share plans, and their Pan European Regional Event brought together industry experts from throughout Europe and beyond. ShareReporter’s CEO, Mike Pewton, spoke on the […]
Start-Ups and Share Plans – what you need to knowWe love working with start-ups, and our compliance solutions are ideal for companies that have distributed teams, are fast-growing and want stock plan information that is clear, great value and gets the job done. We also have the support of the legal team at CMS to […]
At state level, the USA is quite complex for share plans, but most of the states have exemptions for employee share plans. Each state has its own securities laws and regulations (commonly referred to as “Blue Sky Laws”). Companies must comply with the registration or exemption requirements of each state in which plan participants are […]
Cathy Wears from the CMS Employee Share Incentives team has helped numerous start-ups with their employee share schemes. She gives her tips on how start-ups should organise their share option plans. DO consider the size of your share options pool – this should be large enough to incentivise current staff and leave sufficient outstanding to attract […]
