Why Misstatements Happen: A Compensation Explanation
BLOG: A new study from the Kellogg School suggests that risk-taking related to the pay of CEOs, CFOs and other top executives plays a major role.read more
View ArticleAdobe CEO's Pay More than Doubles to $12.2m
2010 was a good year for Shantanu Narayen, whose compensation package compares with $5m in 2009.read more
View ArticleEMC Chief Tucci Nets 37% Pay Raise to $12.4m
Company's performance in 2010 was the 'best in company history,' says Tucci.read more
View ArticleSprint CEO's Pay Drops 26% to $9.1M
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse received compensation worth $9.1 million in 2010, down from $12.3 million in 2009, according to documents filed with the SEC this week.read more
View ArticleYahoo CEO Carol Bartz Gets $11.9M after 75% Pay Cut
A year earlier, Bartz received compensation valued at $47.2m.read more
View ArticleBasel Group Wants Banks to Reveal Pay Details
Committee on Banking Supervision of the 27-nation region seeks to end excessive risk-taking by those in pursuit of bonuses.read more
View ArticleJA Solar Finance Chief Quits After Shares Sink to One-Year Low
Declining stock-option worth the likely reasonread more
View ArticleDaredevil Execs? Why Stock Options Lead to More Risk
BLOG: Options-laden compensation packages boost risk-taking, a Wharton, Kellogg and Olin study shows.read more
View ArticleCatfight Over Clawing Back Banker Pay
Argument flares over the FDIC’s new Dodd-Frank power: to retrieve compensation from execs of financial institutions if they’re shown to have acted recklessly. read more
View ArticleFormer H-P CEO Apotheker to Get More Than $9.6M
A regulatory filing shows what H-P will pay its outgoing and incoming CEOs.read more
View ArticleCEO Steve Ballmer 'Underpaid,' Microsoft Says
CEOs in his peer group make up to $15.8m on average, it estimates. And by comparison, Ballmer's total compensation opportunity is just over $2m.read more
View ArticleFinance Execs Lack HR's Optimism on Bonuses
Survey among managers in various areas shows only 21% in finance and accounting expecting higher incentive pay for 2011, compared with 42% in human resources.read more
View ArticleConsidering the Clawback
Few companies now have strong executive pay clawback policies for cases involving false financial reports, a Harvard Law study shows. Under Dodd-Frank, expect more.read more
View ArticleThe Perils of High CFO Incentive Pay
Negatives like future lawsuits are greater for high CFO bonuses even than for high CEO incentives, a Harvard Business School study says.read more
View ArticleThe Growing Backlash Over CEO ‘Pay Ratios’
Controversy over this Dodd-Frank element rises, as business groups as the SEC to “expand public outreach.”read more
View ArticleHow Will Foxconn's Pay Impact Apple's Prices?
The new global balance that’s taking shape will be far-reaching among consumers, investors, and voters.read more
View ArticleFor a Big CFO Bonus, Beat the Street -– But Just Barely
Managing earnings or analyst expectations to achieve such a “small beat” brings rewards, a new paper says.read more
View ArticleIs Buffett's Ire Over High-Paid Bankers Reflected at Berkshire?
It doesn't seem to be, as three top CEOs there get $17.4m, $12.4m, and $9.26m, according to new Berkshire filings. "Buffett or Dimon: They all pay a lot."read more
View ArticleSwiss Must Save UBS Bonus Pool or Die Trying
JONATHAN WEIL: From the inside, pay is the real question there, despite rogue trader scandal. Some advice for the Swiss.read more
View ArticleCFO-CEO Pay Chasm Grows
Finance chiefs at middle-market companies, making 40% the CEO average, also find pay rising more slowly –- reflecting less comp being tied to performance, says BDO.read more
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