All Executive Compensation articles
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News BriefBankrupt retailer Express avoids fine in SEC understated CEO perks case
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged bankrupt fashion retailer Express with failing to disclose nearly $1 million in perks to a former chief executive, but did not levy a financial penalty thanks to its cooperation, the SEC said.
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PremiumDisclosure rules not enough to curb U.K. salary gaps
The issue of “fat cat” pay awards was reignited in the United Kingdom after a think tank found a typical FTSE 100 CEO earned the average annual salary for a full-time worker after just four days into the new year.
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DOJ to implement new clawback, compensation policies for corporate settlements
Corporate resolutions involving the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division will now include a requirement the resolving company develop compliance-promoting criteria within its compensation and bonus system, according to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
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ArticleA critical look at pandemic-related executive compensation changes
With 2021 proxy season underway, a new analysis by Compensation Advisory Partners reveals what impact proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services will have on say-on-pay concerning executive compensation actions made in response to the pandemic.
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ArticlePoll: More companies linking ESG initiatives to executive incentive plans
Current events have significantly accelerated the need for companies around the world to link ESG initiatives to their executive incentive plans, according to a recent poll conducted by Willis Towers Watson.
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ArticleExecutive pay cuts a growing trend during coronavirus
Hundreds of companies around the world have announced drastic cuts to the salaries of their senior executives as one way to reduce the unprecedented financial blow caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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ArticleCII urges companies to commit to long-term executive pay
The Council of Institutional Investors overhauled its policy on executive compensation, urging public companies to dial back the complexity of their plans and set longer periods for measuring performance for incentive pay.
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IRS issues notice on compensation rules under tax reform
Companies are getting a little more clarity from the IRS on how to interpret provisions under tax reform affecting executive compensation.
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Equal pay fast becoming a U.K. compliance issue
Disputes over discrepancies in compensation are rapidly involving both boardrooms and human resources in ways that compliance will ultimately oversee.
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ArticleTax law changes could shift executive comp strategies
Massive changes in tax law with respect to executive compensation may give public companies reason to rethink how they pay their top brass.
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Tesla offers CEO Elon Musk a monumental pay-for-performance deal
Under Tesla's proposed pay-for-performance compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk, his compensation will not fully vest unless the company grows its market cap to $650 billion, an increase of nearly $600 billion.
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act portends big changes to executive pay practices
The Senate Finance Committee and the House of Representatives have each proposed their own versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and both portend dramatic changes to executive compensation and employee benefit practices.
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Compensation for outside corporate directors is stabilizing
A recently released analysis by Willis Towers Watson fiinds that the total compensation for outside corporate directors is rising, but only at an average pace of 2 percent in 2016.
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SEC charges CEO with failing to disclose perks to shareholders
A former CEO will pay $5.5 million to settle SEC allegations that perks, benefits, and other forms of compensation were not properly disclosed to shareholders.
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U.K. looks to make big changes in corporate governance
The United Kingdom seeks to update corporate governance regulations on three fronts: executive pay, the connection between boards and stakeholders, and applying the corporate governance codes of listed companies to large private firms. Paul Hodgson reports.
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Slowly but surely, global governance practices are converging
The United States and European Union don’t have a monopoly on corporate governance. A new study looks at how best practices are converging around the globe. Joe Mont reports.
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Q&A: Farient Advisors’ John Trentacoste
Joe Mont talks with John Trentacoste, a director at Farient Advisors, on how Wells Fargo’s woes may influence boards’ compensation decisions.
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Top CEO pay not always result of shareholder return
Joe Mont explores new research from The Conference Board that says CEOs at the nation’s top companies have landed atop the list of the 25 highest paid executives every year since 2012, a trend that may have little to do with the price of company stock.
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ArticleBarclays bank reaches $100m U.S. settlement over LIBOR rigging scandal
A long-running investigation by the State of New York into Barclays’ manipulation of LIBOR rates before the 2008 financial crisis finally draws to a close. Neil Hodge reports.
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BlogStudy: cash retainers for board service reach new highs
While median pay for outside directors at the nation’s largest corporations increased modestly in 2015, the growing trend of taking a fixed approach to director pay drove the annual cash retainer for board service to $100,000 for the first time, according to an analysis by Willis Towers Watson. Joe Mont ...