All of the past decade's high-profile business meltdowns (including the financial collapse of 2008) had one common factor -- top employees were paid well to take risks that could destroy the company. Pending disclosure rules will compel boards to not only reveal how and how much they pay...

Family companies can use public corporations as sources of top executive talent. In order to compete with these firms for key staff, family business owners must be aware of their compensation practices

The US leads the world in numerous economic indicators, including the levels of executive pay. There is a debate raging in the US and across the world as to the right level of executive compensation with the US being the epi-centre of this argument

Pay for board service is seeing some important shifts — in who sets it, how it is set, and, following two years of little growth, increases in basic fees along with the setting of ‘leadership premiums.'

Privately-held companies (“Private Companies,” which include family owned and in some part not for profit) sometimes approach compensation very differently from publicly traded companies (“Public Companies”). While the compensation philosophies may be different, the total compensation...

This article looks at the individual elements of compensation packages as well as design features of short-term and long-term incentive plans (STIPs and LTIPs) among CEOs and senior executives of Russell 3000 companies. Data is from companies that filed proxy statements between July 1, 2019, and...

Published by The Conference Board in collaboration with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., CEO and Executive Compensation Practices: 2015 Edition documents trends and developments on senior management compensation at companies issuing equity securities registered with the US Securities and Exchange...

Due to a variety of reasons, including new accounting rules, response to investor concerns and a desire to strengthen the link between pay and performance, many companies are shifting their emphasis in executive long-term incentive programs from stock options to performance shares. A major cause...