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HBS Working Knowledge
October 25, 2006
Desai & Margolis |
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts, where the practice of backdating options for top executives is only part of the problem.   |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Inveen & DePardo |
Paying to Fail The third of our quarterly features drawing on the 2009 FA Insight Study of Advisory Firms: People and Pay. |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Better Carrots? Big changes are under way in long-term incentive compensation, a new survey finds. But they may not be big enough. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
David Lawrence |
Costly Mistakes As financial advisors create their own team practices or go independent and set up independent RIA firms, one of the biggest challenges they face is designing a compensation plan for themselves and those who work with them and for them. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Re-examining Stock Options as a Way to Compensate Executives Now that an underperforming stock market and the excesses of Enron have focused new attention on the use and abuse of stock options as a way to incentivize senior managers, what changes, if any, should companies make in their design of compensation packages? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2006
Portal & Hilzenrath |
New SEC Proposed Guidelines to Give Investors a Clear View at Executive Compensation REITs should conduct a thorough review of current compensation policies and practices and evaluate them in light of the new disclosure proposals. For some REITs, a complete overhaul of the compensation program may be necessary. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 2, 2009
Julia Hanna |
Shareholders Need a Say on Pay Here's a look at how the collective involvement of multiple stakeholders could shape the future of executive compensation. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
James B. Wright |
Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000
Schonbraun & Schindler |
Hitting the Grand Slam! Top producing executives, like the sultans of swat in baseball, can be expensive, but they are vital to a successful management team. The market for top executives is tight with the private real estate sector and other industries competing for the same talent pool as REITs and REOCs. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Compensation's New Normal Welcome to the new world of compensation - a place where up is down, confusion reigns, and tensions are rising. |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Pay Daze Linking pay to performance is harder than it looks. Companies that consider linking equity awards to performance should prepare to dig in for deeper computations of the compensation's fair value. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
CEO Pay Drops, but...Cash Is King An exclusive first look at the 2009 compensation of chief executives at 81 big companies |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
Bogan & Doss |
Compensation Challenge Designing a compensation strategy that supports a firm's philosophical framework while also acknowledging its financial resources and goals helps ensure an effective plan that promotes the growth of people and profits. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 6, 2004
Mallory Stark |
Executive Comp: Pay Without Performance Out-of-control executive compensation schemes are "widespread, persistent, and systemic," and new reforms won't clean up the mess, argue two law professors in this Q&A and book excerpt. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
CEO Pay: The New Rules For CEOs and other senior executives in manufacturing, performance-related bonuses are up and performance-tied long-term incentives are more common. But will they make for better management decisions? That's not yet clear. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 3, 2009
Jim Heskett |
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment? Few people argue that retention bonuses help preserve the value of organizations that are for sale, says the author. But as a more regular form of compensation are they worth the investment? |
CFO
October 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Pay Dirt As the SEC shines a light on executive compensation, will companies clean up their acts or find new ways to hide excess? |
Managed Care
February 2007 |
Quality is Important, But Productivity Rules Despite a rise in the use of quality incentives to determine physician compensation, productivity remains the predominant determinant. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 1, 2005
Jim Heskett |
Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? There is evidence of little or no relationship between the size of CEO compensation awards and corporate performance. Why? |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Make the Most of Stock Options: The Basics Stock options can give employees of successful companies a huge incentive to work hard toward building shareholder value. Options can be a valuable part of compensation, but you have to manage them well. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Fray on Pay The battle over executive compensation and what it means for you. |
U.S. Banker
February 2011
Katie Kuehner-Hebert |
More Say on Pay Bank directors are often bystanders in developing compensation policies, but new guidelines will require them to play a more active role. |
CFO
October 1, 2011
Russ Banham |
Enjoy the Ride CFO compensation made headway last year, but the sailing may not be so smooth in 2011. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2010
Julie Clarenbach |
Why Compensation Should Matter to You If you're an investor looking into a possible stock buy, what should you take note of regarding compensation? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
One Way to Settle the Controversy over Stock Options: Eliminate Them Some Wharton professors question this approach, warning that abandoning stock options altogether could ultimately hurt a company's performance. They say that despite recent allegations of abuse, stock options remain a valuable way to get managers to perform at their peak level. |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2011
Mika Moser |
Embracing a Broader Mandate in Bank Compensation Four new regulatory factors that have changed the responsibilities of compensation committees -- making their role one of the most challenging on bank boards. |
CFO
October 1, 2003
Lori Calabro |
Above Board Regulators and shareholders want compensation committees to explain why CEOs make so much. |
Managed Care
October 2005 |
Salary Slowdown Reported for Specialists Compensation growth for specialists fell behind that of primary care physicians in 2004 for the first time in several years, according to a survey. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Tim Reason |
Changing Fortunes: The 2004 Compensation Survey To be sure, stock options are not going away. But with those options tainted, pay packages grow more diverse -- and smaller. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
Are Stock Options In Your Future? Given the recent turmoil surrounding stock options -- including well-publicized abuses of executive stock options, the depressed market, and anticipated new rules on the expensing of options -- has this once-popular form of compensation lost its appeal? |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 30, 2006
Bebchuk & Khurana |
The Compensation Game Do CEOs deserve "star" compensation? Or are they benefiting from a "market myth"? |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Bill Mann |
An Open Letter to CryptoLogic In an effort to open a dialogue with this stock pick about its compensation policies, the author sends this letter to the company's board of directors on the heels of a discussion he had with the company's director of communications. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2011
Katie Spence |
This Company's CEO Is Creating Value for Investors Incentives are the name of the game for the CEO of Northrop Grumman, Wesley Bush. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
New Carrots, Old Yardsticks? Cash is back in incentive compensation for executives, but companies are struggling to set the right performance targets. |
Bio-IT World
November 14, 2003
Michael Greeley |
Show You the Money Venture capitalists need to balance two, at times conflicting, parameters when considering compensation for the executives at biotech companies in their portfolios: cash and long-term equity incentives. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Mark Tibergien |
Just Rewards While compensation plays an important role in driving performance of individuals and the business, it's also important for financial advisors to recognize that money is not an adequate substitute for active management. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Scott Leibs |
Comp & Circumstance Government involvement in executive compensation could spur unintended consequences, but wiser pay policies still may emerge. |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
Better Options Disillusioned investors are demanding stronger links between executive pay and long-term performance. |
CFO
November 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Losing Altitude CFO pay in 2008 fell for the first time in years as the recession dragged down corporate performance. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2009
Liz Peek |
"Say on Pay" a Boon for Advisors, but for Shareholders? Shareholder anger about former excesses, and the demand for say-on-pay, is not likely to disappear anytime soon. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Executive Compensation Evolves Why Omnicare's restricted stock compensation may become the standard. |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 21, 2003 |
Do Shareholders Have the Clout to Rein in Excessive Executive Pay? What can/should be done about extravagant pay packages for CEOs and other executives, which sometimes result in huge pay increases even while the stock is falling? |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
It's the Same Old Story at Chesapeake Chesapeake's annual meeting didn't change much of anything when it comes to the company's awful pay practices. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 8, 2010 |
Will CEO Compensation Publicity Bring Reform? Will moral suasion through such measures as the Dodd-Frank bill affect CEO compensation? Does it matter? What do you think? |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 8, 2005 |
Readers Respond: Is There an "Efficient Market" in CEO Compensation? Readers offer varying viewpoints and solutions on the topic of CEO compensation. |
U.S. Banker
September 2008
Brian Dunn |
Is Compensation a Villain Of the Credit Crisis? There is likely to be a broad and deep investigation into Wall Street's compensation plans where there is a clear mismatch between performance and pay. |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Julia Homer |
Frankly Speaking An open letter to Congressman Barney Frank: Executive compensation should be high on your list of priorities as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
John Churchill |
I Gotta Get Paid According to a 2005 study, revenue at independent financial advisory firms grew by 25% on average in 2004. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Are the CEOs of Google and Apple Underpaid? Did the former CEO of Home Depot deserve to get nailed for his pay package? What do investors really need to know about executive compensation? |
