While the impending SEC rules on disclosure of the CEO Pay Ratio continues to generate headlines, the reality is that this ratio does not inform investors of anything useful. Compensation committees should focus instead on other ratios and disclosures that are 1) more revealing of corporate...

In order to investigate what (and how much) is being reported in annual proxy statements about executive pay packages and how incentive pay is designed, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s Human Resources & Compensation Consulting Practice (formerly James F. Reda & Associates a Division of Gallagher...

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...

Learn how executive pay packages and incentive pay are designed for the top 200 public companies. Gallagher's HR & Compensation Consulting's 8th annual report investigates executive compensation info being shared in annual proxy statements. This study provides a behind-the-scenes look at how...

With expanding focus on qualitative review factors, performance goal rigor will likely become a key area of attention for institutional investors and proxy advisory firms. Public companies should prepare for heightened scrutiny on the appropriateness of selected metrics and difficulty of...

This article compares and contrasts the differences in director compensation programs among various types of companies (including publicly traded companies, privately held companies, and non-profit organizations)

Perquisites are a form of non-performance based pay that has received significant scrutiny by shareholders over the past eight years, since new SEC disclosure requirements have highlighted more information about them. In order to investigate how perquisite levels have changed in the past six...

Finding the right balance is key to your long-term incentive plan. How does your company's program measure up against the top US companies? This article summarizes trends in long-term incentive design, based on data as disclosed in 2014 annual proxy statements for 200 of the largest U.S. companies

What effect, if any, does an ESOP have on a company's compensation philosophy and executive compensation plans and programs? Our firm recently conducted research in order to determine whether or not an ESOP materially alters compensation philosophy and executive compensation levels at public...