Compensation

CFOs’ Lower Bonuses Cut Into Compensation Growth
Human Capital

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
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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
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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
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Companies Help Hourly Workers Get Through COVID-19
People

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
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Wells Fargo Cancels Ex-CEO’s $15M Stock Award
Leadership

Wells Fargo Cancels Ex-CEO’s $15M Stock Award

The bank indicated Tim Sloan did not do enough to resolve the regulatory problems it faced in the wake of its fake-accounts scandal.
By Matthew Heller | March 17, 2020
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More CEOs Must Retain Equity Awards Post-Vesting
Risk & Compliance

More CEOs Must Retain Equity Awards Post-Vesting

If current trends hold, eventually stock-retention requirements for CEOs may be almost as universal as equity ownership requirements.
By David McCann | February 3, 2020
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To Make More Money, Find a New Job
Human Capital

To Make More Money, Find a New Job

Last year was a banner one, pay-wise, for executives who switched employers, but still a less-lucrative one than job-hoppers enjoyed a few years back.
By David McCann | January 14, 2020
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CA’s Gig Law Sparks New Need for Business Agility
People

CA’s Gig Law Sparks New Need for Business Agility

Following in California's footsteps, every state could potentially adopt its own law regulating companies' use of gig workers.
By David McCann | January 3, 2020
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Do Clawback Policies Accomplish Their Desired Purpose?
Tax

Do Clawback Policies Accomplish Their Desired Purpose?

They may, but new research surprisingly suggests that clawbacks may also prompt managers to drive down their companies' effective tax rates.
By David McCann | December 16, 2019
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CEO Pay Is Higher When the CFO Is Newly Hired
Human Capital

CEO Pay Is Higher When the CFO Is Newly Hired

Research suggests finance chiefs are prone in early years on the job to "manage earnings," perhaps because of compensation-motivated pressure from the boss.
By David McCann | December 9, 2019
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Goldman Workers Feel Pinch of Digital Shift
Investment Banking

Goldman Workers Feel Pinch of Digital Shift

The bank set aside 35% of its revenue for staff compensation and benefits so far this year, the lowest since at least 2009.
By Matthew Heller | October 17, 2019
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Clorox Links Executive Pay to Sustainability
Sustainability

Clorox Links Executive Pay to Sustainability

Compensation awards for Clorox's CEO, CFO, and other executives will be tied to meeting environmental, social and governance goals.
By Matthew Heller | October 3, 2019
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Performance-Based Pay Comes Under Fire
Risk & Compliance

Performance-Based Pay Comes Under Fire

The Council of Institutional Investors and prominent compensation consultant Farient Advisors both question the wisdom of awarding performance shares.
By David McCann | September 25, 2019
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DOL Updates Overtime Rules
Human Capital

DOL Updates Overtime Rules

An estimated 1.3 million employees could become eligible for overtime pay under the rule.
By Lauren Muskett | September 25, 2019
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Are Companies Paying Too Much for New Talent?
People

Are Companies Paying Too Much for New Talent?

Workers want pay raises of 10% to switch employers, but companies are offering them 15% hikes: Gartner report.
By David McCann | August 27, 2019
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