executive pay

This week Congress got to work on a bill that would greatly extend shareholder democracy by giving investors a vote over executive pay.

But if misgovernance is not the cause of the general rise in executive pay, strengthening corporate governance is surely not the solution.

The company has also been forced to take caps on executive pay, the paper said, citing people close to the bank.

Several months later, some evidence indicates that the widespread desire for a brake on executive pay might be beginning to be realised.

But are we experiencing a pivotal period in the history of executive pay, signalling the beginning of a sustained descent?

On the question of executive pay, the crisis is sending shudders through corporate boards.

CREATING political theatre by cracking down on executive pay may prove to be the easy part for Barack Obama.

But the SEC has no legal authority to limit executive pay, nor would such authority be a good idea.

"We'd like to see better transparency and accountability , frankly, " of executive pay practices, Geithner said.

Executive pay packages have been rejected in at least 39 companies, including Hewlett-Packard and Jacobs Engineering.

Top executive pay is out of control and the professors identify one of the ways it got that way: greater disclosure.

In June, the Obama administration appointed lawyer Kenneth Feinberg as the "special master" on executive pay -- also known as the pay czar.

Nevertheless, the bank became a political target amid left-wing calls for boardroom representation and caps on executive pay.

Yet, as banks rush out of Tarp to avoid second-guessing from Congress and restrictions on executive pay, little has changed on Wall Street.

Investors have been pleased that some firms, such as Goldman, have agreed to put their executive-pay plans up for shareholder vote.

The Obama administration laid out proposals on executive pay , but said it would not seek caps on salaries.

Initially, those critics seemed to be proven correct as Sony spent lavishly on executive pay and failed movie projects.

The new rules on executive pay are expected to be announced by the end of the week.

Such a move would amount to an unprecedented effort to limit executive pay.

Probably not, say several Wharton professors, arguing that executive pay is not necessarily as excessive as the most extreme cases suggest.

Mr Kay believes it was "the demand for top talent that drove the increases in executive pay" .

Participating firms would have to give the government some form of equity or debt interest and accept limits on executive pay.

Then, too, many directors are executives at other companies and have an interest in contributing to the general rise in executive pay.

The Obama administration, meanwhile, is looking to use an executive-pay provision inserted into the recently passed stimulus law.

Part of the reason for runaway executive pay is booming demand for staff, at all levels.

The league table of executive pay is still emerging, as not all Japanese groups have reported yet.

Sceptics point to the last time executive pay fell by a significant margin.

But that has nothing to do with this shift to cut executive pay at the assisted companies.

The power law of executive pay also requires a particular kind of economics to explain it.

Public-sector pension funds do sometimes see executive pay as a political rather than a managerial issue.

the executive pay has a negative effect on the company's growth capacity.

New principles on executive pay and compensation to avoid schemes that encourage excessive risk taking and reward failure.

No one is suggesting that limiting executive pay will, by itself, return struggling firms to profitability.

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Investors could then spend less time poring over executive pay details and devote more of their efforts to issues of strategy, he adds.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission's vote this week to expand disclosure requirements for executive pay is a major step forward.

Consultants hired by boards to advise on executive pay must also be independent.

A continuing surge in top executive pay is damaging the interests of British business in political, economic and reputational terms.

For the management, one attraction of repaying is freedom from government restrictions on executive pay.

Nevertheless, most compensation packages rose over the period, according to data provided by Equilar, the executive pay analysts.

Although executive pay litigation exists in the Mainland, the scope is limited and there is no typology.

What else could result from Congress's fury at runaway executive pay, outrageous Wall Street bonuses and handsome rewards for failure?

This column deals graphically with two distasteful subjects: excessive executive pay, and potty training.

The decision comes as the Obama administration readies its ideas for reforming executive pay.

Given the hassle, and congressionally mandated restraints on executive pay, no bank CEO prefers to take more taxpayer money.

And the Republican and Democratic leaderships in Congress made progress on several key questions, notably executive-pay limits.

WSJ: Did the board make any changes in executive-pay practices in anticipation of the additional scrutiny?

Like his restrictions on executive pay, this will tilt the distribution of income away from the very rich.

The government is concluding a review of executive pay and will want to have something to say by the time of the pay round next spring.

Penalise failure too harshly and "you risk creating bureaucrats, " says Ira Kay of Pay Governance, an executive-pay consultancy.

Therefore, research on executive pay incentives and guidance with some practical significance.

A starting point would be to remove tax subsidies on executive pay and allow courts to restructure mortgages as they do other kinds of debt.

and restrictions on executive pay, dividends and acquisitions until banks redeem the preferred shares in full.

At the root of all this is the widening gap between executive pay and corporate performance.

He says boards are also bracing for complaints, and efforts to curb executive pay, at next year's shareholder meetings.

We have heard much about bonuses and executive pay packages that sound more like lottery winnings than an honest salary.

Executive pay packages for 2008 still being calculated, should be no more than 90% of the level the year before, the Finance Ministry said.

In the US, the Senate is to consider measures to allow shareholders greater say on executive pay.

The Obama administration has finally crossed the executive-pay Rubicon and declared war on Wall Street.

The leaders promised to keep closer watch over banks, hedge funds, credit rating agencies and executive pay.

Shareholder votes on executive pay, hitherto ad hoc and advisory, will become routine and binding.

But given the structure of executive pay, the possibility that risk-taking was influenced by these incentives should be taken seriously.

Already in the Netherlands new legislation on executive pay is making its way through parliament.

It remains unclear how managers will respond to losing a vote on executive pay, as these votes are not binding.

Gary Ackerman, a Democrat from New York, demanded broader checks on executive pay.

will add weight to calls by corporate governance activists for more oversight of executive pay.

AIG's managers and board cannot wait to get the government out of decision-making on strategy and executive pay.

Financial firms have responded to the public outrage over what is seen as exorbitant executive pay.

Yet already voices (including Lady Thatcher's Tory heirs) are pushing to limit executive pay.

Obama unveiled executive pay caps for firms tried to bailout.

It will also reduce executive pay, scale back its investment plans and suspend its second-half dividend.

Meanwhile, the agreement calls for limits on executive pay at firms that get federal money.

Nearly 40% of shareholders at UBS opposed a plan on executive pay in a consultative vote.

Mr van der Veer said companies needed to respond to rising concerns about executive pay.

Treasury doesn't want conditions such as limits to executive pay to be broadly applied to all companies.

Mr Lambert suggested companies consider tying executive pay to more than the share price.

The leaderspromisepromised to keep closer watch over banks, hedge funds, credit-ratingcreditrating agencies and executive pay.

Hence the frenzied increase in top executive pay and bank bonuses.

The human-resources consultancy groups provide advice to employers on staff benefits, such as health-insurance claims, and executive pay.

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Another proposal would ban executive pay of more than 100 times a firm's average wage unless 60% of shareholders approve.

Take for instance the arguments about high executive pay.

Take executive pay. In 1980, the average CEO made forty-two times what an average hourly worker took home.

Banks that take capital from the government have to agree to limit executive pay.

The structure of top executive pay has changed dramatically over the past decade.

Outrage about executive pay has been building for years in the US.

Everything from executive pay to proprietary trading to how banks manage risk is on the table for review.

Will that drive executive pay down?

At meetings of the Group of 20 nations, China's opinions are urgently sought on issues such as banking reform and executive pay.

We will tie executive pay to long-term performance so that sound decisions are rewarded instead of short-term greed.

At meetings of the Group of 20 nations, China's opinions are urgently sought on issues such as banking reform and executive pay.

We will tie executive pay to long-term performance so that sound decisions are rewarded instead of short-term greed.

A $500, 000 cap on executive pay would deter top talent, he argued.

ALTHOUGH the debate about excessive executive pay in America has been heated, cool heads prevailed when the time came to tackle the problem.

According to Conyon, all these factors may contribute to rising executive pay at some companies.

A House panel voted this week to allow regulators to bar banks from offering executive-pay plans that encourage too much risk.

At the same time, firms are being required for the first time to disclose the fees they pay to consultants on executive pay.

The proposal giving investors a direct say on executive pay at Merrill received 36% support, down from 46% last year.

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