executive compensation

SEC Proposes Tighter Insider Trading Rule for Execs
Risk & Compliance

SEC Proposes Tighter Insider Trading Rule for Execs

The proposal addresses the safe harbor for CFOs and other corporate executives who make trades as part of a pre-announced portfolio management plan.
By Matthew Heller | December 15, 2021
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ESG Targets Gain Foothold in Exec Comp Plans
Human Capital

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
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GE Shareholders Reject Pay Plan for CEO Culp
Human Capital

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
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Airlines Accept Terms for Virus Relief Grants
Risk & Compliance

Airlines Accept Terms for Virus Relief Grants

In exchange for accepting the funds, carriers have agreed to prohibitions on stock buybacks and layoffs, and limits on executive pay.
By Matthew Heller | April 15, 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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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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A Creative Way to Reduce Execs’ Taxes on Equity Pay
Tax

A Creative Way to Reduce Execs’ Taxes on Equity Pay

Law firm promotes a method for corporations to structure restricted stock awards so they are taxed at capital gains rates rather than ordinary income.
By David McCann | August 5, 2019
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Investor Group Petitions for Better Exec Comp Disclosure
Human Capital

Investor Group Petitions for Better Exec Comp Disclosure

The investors want companies to better explain in proxies their use of non-GAAP metrics for determining executive compensation.
By David McCann | May 7, 2019
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CEO Stock Options Drive Income Smoothing
Risk & Compliance

CEO Stock Options Drive Income Smoothing

Smoothing tends to serve a good purpose where the CEO's pay mix leans toward stock grants, but not where option grants predominate, a new study finds.
By David McCann | April 15, 2019
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Don’t Base Exec Bonuses on Subjective Criteria
Human Capital & Careers

Don’t Base Exec Bonuses on Subjective Criteria

While a quarter of S&P 500 companies base CEO bonuses partly on qualitative factors, research shows that's not a good idea.
By Ahmet Kurt | January 18, 2019
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Could High-Riding Netflix Be In for a Fall?
Strategy

Could High-Riding Netflix Be In for a Fall?

Changes in executive pay, the departure of its CFO, and almost $30 billion of cash obligations may be warning signs for Netflix's valuation outlook.
By David McCann | January 14, 2019
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Lesson from Nissan: Go the Extra Mile
Risk Management

Lesson from Nissan: Go the Extra Mile

When it comes to executive compensation reporting, err on the side of over-disclosure.
By Robert Rostan | December 19, 2018
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IRS Guidance on Exec Comp Changes Falls Short
Tax

IRS Guidance on Exec Comp Changes Falls Short

A notice on how to apply tax-deductibility changes included in the recent tax-reform law may leave open more questions than it answers.
By David McCann | August 24, 2018
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Walmart CEO’s Pay Rises 2% to $22.8 Million
Leadership

Walmart CEO’s Pay Rises 2% to $22.8 Million

Doug McMillon outearned the typical Walmart employee by a ratio of 1,888 to 1 in 2017, the company discloses.
By Matthew Heller | April 20, 2018
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Tax Law Ravages Exec Comp Deductions
Tax

Tax Law Ravages Exec Comp Deductions

Loss of deductions for performance-based pay may cost public companies nearly $100 million over three years — but do they care?
By David McCann | January 24, 2018
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