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executive compensation
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Securities Law Prof Blog
The SEC’s Policies on Disclosure
The New York Times has an article today that illustrates the SEC's schizophrenic approach toward disclosure. Chair Cox is working with Pfizer to design a user-friendly format for executive compensation…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Staff Issues Report on Executive Compensation Disclosure
The SEC staff published a report discussing the principal themes that emerged from its initial review of the disclosure of 350 public companies for compliance with the Commission’s new and…
Federal Securities Law Source
Proxy Statement Executive Compensation Disclosures
As the SEC continues to review the first round of proxy statements filed last spring under the new executive compensation rules, publicly traded companies should consider thinking about how to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top-5 Benefits/Compensation/Pension SSRN Downloads
Sharon Reece, ERISA Preemption and Fair Share Legislation (116).David I. Walker, Unpacking Backdating: Economic Analysis and Observations on the Stock Market Option Scandal (112).Brett McDonnell, Two Goals for Executive Compensation…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Buca Settles SEC Fraud Charges
The SEC today announced the filing of a settled civil injunctive action against Buca, Inc. (Buca), the Minneapolis-based corporate parent of the Buca di Beppo restaurant chain. The Commission's complaint,…
Federal Securities Law Source
SEC Executive Compensation Comment Letters
Several news outlets are reporting the release of over 300 letters from the SEC to U.S. companies requesting more information on executive compensation. There have been murmurs from the SEC…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Bloated Executive Compensation
The Institute for Policy Studies has just released Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership: 14th Annual CEO Compensation Survey. No surprises; lots of discouraging numbers. …
Pension Risk Matters
How Much Does Your Investment Banker or Asset Manager Make?
According to "Pay at Investment Banks Eclipses All Private Jobs" (September 1, 2007), New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston tells the tale of two cities. There is Investment Banker Land where…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Seeks More Information on Executive Compensation
The SEC is causing consternation in executive offices at some 300 corporations. After reviewing the disclosures of executive compensation under its new rules, it has sent letters asking for additional…
Federal Securities Law Source
More Say on Pay Support
According to Institutional Shareholder Services, Valero Energy has become the fifth company this year to have investors support an annual advisory vote on executive compensation. Investors at Ingersoll-Rand, Motorola, Blockbuster,…