Compensation Archives - CFO

Will the SEC Finally Approve a Tougher Clawback Rule?

Will the SEC Finally Approve a Tougher Clawback Rule?

A 2015 proposal, never adopted, would put the incentive-based compensation of other executive officers at risk.

By Vincent Ryan | October 7, 2021

ESG Targets Gain Foothold in Exec Comp Plans

ESG Targets Gain Foothold in Exec Comp Plans

But compensation committees still struggle to determine which metrics drive the right behaviors and which merely pad executive pay.

By Vincent Ryan | September 27, 2021

Inflation Pressures Forcing CFOs to Take Action

Inflation Pressures Forcing CFOs to Take Action

Experts may call consumer price increases 'transitory,' but fighting rising costs has become a priority for finance chiefs.

By Vincent Ryan | September 14, 2021

Metric of the Month: Personnel Cost of Finance

Metric of the Month: Personnel Cost of Finance

Labor costs are on the rise. Here’s what you can do to help get the most from your investment.

By Perry D. Wiggins, CPA | July 6, 2021

GE Shareholders Reject Pay Plan for CEO Culp

GE Shareholders Reject Pay Plan for CEO Culp

“We need GE to invest in America, not just one top executive. We are glad that shareholders are starting to see it the same way.”

By Matthew Heller | May 5, 2021

Metric of the Month: Avoiding Payroll Bottlenecks

Metric of the Month: Avoiding Payroll Bottlenecks

Eliminate or streamline manual touchpoints for a faster payroll process.

By Lauren Muskett | February 1, 2021

Starbucks to Tie Executive Pay to Diversity Goals

Starbucks to Tie Executive Pay to Diversity Goals

Anti-bias content will be included in all hiring, development, and performance assessment processes.

By Lauren Muskett | December 3, 2020

SEC Proposes Equity Pay for Tech Firm Gig Workers

SEC Proposes Equity Pay for Tech Firm Gig Workers

A proposed rule change would allow internet platform workers to "participate at a measured level in the growth of the companies that their efforts support."

By Matthew Heller | November 25, 2020

Former Kodak Execs Sold $5.1M in Stock Options They Didn’t Own

Former Kodak Execs Sold $5.1M in Stock Options They Didn’t Own

The previously forfeited stock options were exercised by the former executives in July when the company’s stock jumped.

By Lauren Muskett | November 12, 2020

Goldman Sachs to Claw Back Exec Bonuses and Cut Compensation

Risk & Compliance

Goldman Sachs to Claw Back Exec Bonuses and Cut Compensation

Goldman Sachs also agreed to pay more than $2.9 billion as part of a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.

By Lauren Muskett | October 23, 2020

Employers May Balk at Payroll Tax Holiday

Employers May Balk at Payroll Tax Holiday

President Trump's tax deferral may be "too complex or impose too much potential liability on [employers] to be worth taking advantage of."

By Matthew Heller | September 1, 2020

CFOs’ Lower Bonuses Cut Into Compensation Growth

CFOs’ Lower Bonuses Cut Into Compensation Growth

Growth in CFOs' total compensation was off nearly three percentage points last year.

By Vincent Ryan | June 15, 2020

High Fees for Exec-Comp Consultants a Tipoff to Sumptuous CEO Pay: Study

Management Accounting

High Fees for Exec-Comp Consultants a Tipoff to Sumptuous CEO Pay: Study

How effective is a continuing regulatory focus on cross-selling by exec-comp consultants?

By Vincent Ryan | June 9, 2020

Argo Group Fined Over Perks to ‘Bon Vivant’ CEO

Risk & Compliance

Argo Group Fined Over Perks to ‘Bon Vivant’ CEO

The SEC says the insurer failed to disclose more than $5.3 million in perks that it provided to former CEO Mark Watson from 2014 through 2018.

By Matthew Heller | June 9, 2020

Companies Help Hourly Workers Get Through COVID-19

Companies Help Hourly Workers Get Through COVID-19

Eight in 10 CFOs say they'll offer benefits and/or monetary compensation that exceed their contractual obligations to hourly employees.

By David McCann | March 24, 2020