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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Self-Reports Excess Benefit Transaction after Internal Investigation
Those of you in the Boston area are probably aware of the simmering controversy regarding the allegation of unreasonable compensation paid to, and the allegedly embellished academic credentialsl of Leslie…
The Right Coast
Yahoo spends $58 million to fire its chief operating officer
Marissa Mayer hired the top Google sales executive to revive Yahoo s advertising not long after she left Google to take the helm at Yahoo in 2012.via www.washingtonpost.comNot Marissa's fault.…
Federal Securities Law Source
Substantial risk of forfeiture guidance clarifies when Section 16 short-swing profit liability can defer taxation of equity compensation awards
Legend had it at my law school that one day, a lost student walked into a torts class and asked the professor if this class was wills, trusts, and estates.…
Pensions and Benefits
FTSE100 DRRs – 3 DRRs, 3 AGMs, 1 addendum and a new EU Directive
Last week was fairly eventful in the world of FTSE 100 Directors' Remuneration Reports. Three DRRs were released, three DRRs were voted on, one addendum was published and a whole…
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Shareholder Rights Directive: Commission proposal for amending Directive
The European Commission has published a proposal to amend the Shareholder Rights Directive. The proposal includes the following provisions: companies must disclose their remuneration policy and the individual remuneration of…
Pensions and Benefits
“Emergency” discretion in the spotlight – yet another clarifying addendum to a DRR
Pearson has followed in the footsteps of Aberdeen Asset Management, Compass, Imperial Tobacco and TUI Travel, and has become the fifth FTSE 100 company to release a statement to clarify…
Pensions and Benefits
Sports Direct withdraws to fight another day
In one of the most substantial recent examples of shareholder activism, Sports Direct has had to cancel today’s shareholders’ meeting that sought approval to its Supplemental Executive Bonus Share Scheme. …
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
AAAS Releases Report on Former President
The Boston Globe reports that the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) released a report this week on its former president, Leslie C. Berlowitz, who allegedly “exaggerated her resume…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Compensation of CEOs of Atlanta Nonprofit Hospitals
In How Atlanta’s Hospital Chiefs Earn Their Millions, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription required) reports that several nonprofit hospitals in Atlanta are paying their CEOs very well, but a question remains…
Pensions and Benefits
FTSE100 DRRs – through the halfway mark
This week we were up into double figures with a further 15 FTSE100 Directors' Remuneration Reports being published. With 51 FTSE100 DRRs released so far, we now have over half of the…