November 20, 2008

Survey: Executive bonuses might shrink with economy

By: The Business Journal

Annual bonuses and stock-based awards may dry up with the economy, according to a survey released Wednesday by Pearl Meyer & Partners. Nearly nine out of 10 respondents say market turmoil will affect corporate executive...

November 19, 2008

Companies to Curb Executive Bonuses, Stock Awards

By: MarketWatch

Companies expect annual bonus and stock-based awards for executives to decline in response to the troubled economy, according to a new survey of more than 400 board members, executives and human resources professionals.

November 19, 2008

Icahn: CEOs Walk With Millions, You Pay

By: MoneyNews.com

Carl Icahn says our financial system is dysfunctional, there's no accountability, and corporate America is afflicted with waste and mismanagement. These dismal views were expressed by the legendary 72-year-old Icahn in a recent...

November 13, 2008

Survey Finds Growing Concerns About Executive Pay

By: The New York Times

A survey of 800 registered voters by Public Strategies, a market research firm, found that 63 percent of them say that they are “much more concerned” with the debate on executive compensation than they were a year ago, while 33...

November 7, 2008

2008 Compensation and Entrepreneurship Report Highlights Executive Compensation Trends at Emerging Life Sciences Firms

By: Ernst & Young

With the past quarter experiencing unprecedented market ups and downs, life sciences companies are re-evaluating performance metrics, targets, and overall spending. As a result, emerging compensation trends in this turbulent...

November 3, 2008

Administaff Announces Results of Business Survey and Compensation Data

By: Administaff

Despite current economic and political uncertainties, more than 37 percent of owners and managers of small and medium-sized businesses expect a higher rate of growth for their operations in 2009, and 38 percent anticipate the...

October 22, 2008

Xtensible Data Announces Release of Executive Compensation Data in XBRL Format on New Interactive Data Website

By: XTENSIBLE

Xtensible Data, LLC announced that executive compensation data as reported with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by more than 4000 companies for 2007 and 2006 is now available on its recently released interactive data...

September 12, 2008

Current Executive Pay Model Is Fair And Crucial To The Health Of Industries

By: Targeted News Service
Targeted News Service

The CATO Institute issued the following news release:

The "pay-for-performance" model that determines executive pay is crucial for the viability of companies and the health of the U.S. economy, finds a study released by the Cato...

September 11, 2008

CEO Pay Packages Can Anger Stakeholders And Aggravate Employees, Say Experts; Article Reveals How Boards Of Directors Can Avoid CEO Compensation Controversies

By: Business Wire

Boards of directors feeling wary of granting large CEO compensation packages that could anger shareholders should craft them so they simultaneously align CEO performance measurement and its rewards with company financial...

September 11, 2008

First-of-a-Kind Study Reveals Nation's 25 Largest Institutional Investors' Views On Executive Compensation; Some Views Differ From Activists'; Confirms "reasoned Approach" To Policy Changes Needed; Pay For Performance, Role Of The Board And Need For Better

By: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-a-kind study commissioned by the Center On Executive Compensation to identify the perspectives of the nation's largest 25 institutional investors on executive compensation matters...