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- Executive Compensation & The Boardroom Dilemma. Krebsbach, Karen // U.S. Banker;Nov2005, Vol. 115 Issue 11, p32
Focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) consideration of new regulations on companies' reporting of executive compensation including perks, retirement benefits and deferred compensation. Companies sued by the agency over hidden compensation; Public resentment against...
- John Sweeny. Sweeney, John J. // NACD Directorship;May2004, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p8
Comments on issues concerning the participation of long-term investors in selection of board members. Support given by the Securities and Exchange Commission for long-term investors concerning their qualification to nominate corporate directors; Reason behind the petition of to issue rules...
- THE CASE FOR SHAREHOLDER ACCESS: A RESPONSE TO THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE. Bebchuk, Lucian Arye // Case Western Reserve Law Review;Spring2005, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p557
Focuses on the proposal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide shareholders with access to the corporate ballot in light of the Business Roundtable (BRT), an influential association of chief executive officers of leading companies. Analysis of the wide range of objections...
- New legal developments shift the definitions of "director independence.". // Corporate Board;Nov/Dec2008, Vol. 29 Issue 173, p27
The article presents several noteworthy legal developments that have occurred regarding director independence in the U.S. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments to the definition of independent director. The New York SE filed rule changes with the SEC to amend two of...
- Getting Pay Right. // NACD Directorship;Dec2006, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p32
The article discusses the effect of the regulations formed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on CEO and executive compensations. Intense scrutiny is felt by directors due to the decreased trust for management and a disenchantment for board governance. Some companies and consultants...
- Wedge Issue at the SEC? // NACD Directorship;Oct2006, Vol. 32 Issue 9, p9
The article reports on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule of requiring 75 percent of the directors on mutual fund company boards of trustees be independent. Public comment on the rule is underway in October 2006 and some fear that this rule will lead to regulations separating the...
- More Boards Splitting the Chairman and CEO Roles. Davis, Stephen; Lukomnik, Jon // Compliance Week;Aug2011, Vol. 8 Issue 91, p48
The article focuses on the trend in Standard & Poor (S&P) 500 companies of splitting the roles of a chair and a chief executive officer (CEO). It states that the idea of the separation started in the wake of the Sarbanes-Oakley Act of 2002, wherein directors need someone to preside during their...
- Eliminating big incentives can dilute CEO pool. Harding, Sy // New Hampshire Business Review;8/23/2002, Vol. 24 Issue 18, p19A
Questions whether the rule of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, wherein financial statements of companies should be certified by their chief executive officers and chief information officers, will work to restore investor confidence in corporate governance. Psychological effect of...
- Executive Compensation. Morris, Gregory D. L. // Chemical Week;8/25/2008, Vol. 170 Issue 26, p21
The article discusses the income gains in the chemical industry as of August 2008. A "Chemical Week" survey shows that the median overall compensation package for chemical industry chief executive officers (CEOs) was $5.7 million. Industry investors had their stocks increased to 28% in the Jones...
