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...

Shareholders are increasingly aware of executive compensation issues and are focused on the relationship between pay and performance. Indeed, with say on pay (“SOP”) implemented in 2011 (with most of the SOP votes being annual), pay for performance has become a core issue for investors and a...

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...

The years of 2020 and 2021 unfolded in a way nobody could have anticipated. Compensation committee agendas were and continue to be in flux as companies struggle to respond to the effects of the pandemic on business operations, workforce health, supply chain, organizational wellbeing and what is...

There have been substantial changes in executive compensation reported by companies in their 2009 proxy statements following an unprecedented drop in stock prices. This study reviewed 200 of the largest companies (by market capitalization) that comprise the S&P 500 Stock Index. We reviewed...

An emerging company in need of capital to grow has an important decision to make: how and when should they raise the necessary capital. This article will explain different paths to raise capital and its implication on executive compensation practices

Starting in the 1990s, the term “new economy” has become a popular buzzword to reflect the overall view that something has changed and that the economy now works differently. Few studies clearly define the term “new economy” and it seems to mean different things to different people....