TITLE

Telling Your Pay-For-Performance Story

AUTHOR(S)

Kay, Ira T.; Bout, Aubrey E.

PUB. DATE

November 2010

SOURCE

Corporate Board;Nov/Dec2010, Vol. 31 Issue 185, p5

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 on corporate governance, especially on executive compensation in the U.S. The authors discuss provisions of the act that could affect executive pay, such as mandatory "say on pay" votes, increased disclosure of executive pay and independence of the compensation committee. They also point out that it demands for companies to disclose the relationship between historical executive pay and the financial performance of companies.

ACCESSION #

54937570

Tags: EXECUTIVE compensation -- Law & legislation -- United States;  CORPORATE governance -- Law & legislation -- United States;  PAY for performance;  FINANCIAL disclosure;  FINANCIAL performance

 

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