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Commentary & OpinionCommentary & Opinion February 26, 2010 CEO Pay and the SEC: The Power of ShameSource:BusinessWeekMany people can recite the first half of Louis D. Brandeis' quote about the cleansing qualities of disclosure—"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants...." Few bother with the rest of the sentence, in which Brandeis... February 22, 2010 HSBC Chairman Stephen Green: Bankers Need A Moral Compass
Source:NPR - National Public Radio
With bank bailouts and executive bonuses in the headlines, it's hard to find the connection between banking and ethics. But it's an argument that Stephen Green, chairman of HSBC — one of the biggest banks in the world — makes in... February 18, 2010 Executive Compensation: More Regulation, or Just More Transparency?Source:Knowledge@Wharton, University of PennsylvaniaThe question of whether CEOs of America's major companies are overpaid has been a perennial subject of interest for many years. Are the compensation practices for these elite men and women fair and appropriate? Do these... February 12, 2010 Progress on Pay to PlaySource:Wall Street JournalThe cozy relationship between elected state officials and the plaintiffs lawyers who contribute to their campaigns and win state business has always been ethically troublesome, if not illegal. So we're happy to report that a... February 4, 2010 Reining in Executive Compensation and the Supreme Court
Source:Dave Colavito, The Huffington Post
Of all the factors responsible for the 2009 financial melt-down, you'd be hard pressed to find one more destabilizing than executive compensation, a model for those high-flying Wall Street executives piloting companies whose... February 2, 2010 The Renewed Focus On Compensation Committees: A Push For True IndependenceSource:Metropolitan Corporate CounselIn the wake of the recent market turmoil, there has been much finger pointing as politicians, the media, business leaders, and the general public have tried to determine a root cause for the greatest financial crisis in recent... January 29, 2010 Manpower Chief “Not Happy” About Banker PaySource:Wall Street JournalThe chief executive of temporary employment powerhouse Manpower Inc. is clear on his views of banker compensation. “I’m not happy about it,” said Jeffrey A. Joerres, chairman and CEO of Manpower, which in 2009 ranked 119 in the... January 19, 2010 Let Wall Street run wild, without my money
Source:Allan Sloan, Washington Post
It's bonus time, Wall Street's days of wine and roses, when employees find out how rich they're going to be. But this year's bonus season has morphed into days of whines and poses. December 31, 2009 High CEO Pay May Correlate With Lower Long-Term Stock Value, According To Two StudiesSource:The Huffington PostThe defenders of Wall Street pay usually rely on a rather familiar argument. It goes something like this: CEOs demand millions because they deliver profits, which are passed along to their shareholders. And, the argument goes,... December 17, 2009 Executive Compensation at a Turning PointSource:Law.comExecutive compensation was once a matter of vanilla corporate governance. Each industry practiced standards among peer companies, and the details of how an employee was compensated was newsworthy only as a matter of competitive... |
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