We believe in granting deference to the board and that the directors are the ones with the most information to make compensation decisions.
It has now been four years since the government was ordered to make the compensation payouts.
But even companies that are trying to make their executive compensation transparent find it hard to reconcile this objective with two others:the need to attract the best person for the job of CEO and the desire to align his interests with those of shareholders.
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The UN's highest court has ruled that Italy was wrong to allow its courts to make claims for compensation against Germany for Nazi war crimes.
Wasserstein also has to make good on a promise to bring compensation from 74% of revenue to 57.5% of revenue, and that will likely mean bankers will leave.
Under the agreement, Citigroup does not have to replace chief executive Vikram Pandit and other top managers, but the government will be able to make decisions on their compensation.
He said that SSE had placed adverts in national newspapers, and written to 10% of its customer base, to make them aware of possible compensation.
Swansea manager Roberto Martinez is expected to make his switch to Wigan next week after a row over compensation for backroom staff delayed the move.
He says stock options--which are not subject to the deferred compensation cap--could be one way to make up for the cap on deferred revenue.
Even with the ability to object to pay packages, compensation committees make no changes.
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Prosecutors disagreed, saying Newman tried to make millions of dollars in illicit profits for Diamondback to boost his compensation and increase his standing and reputation at the fund.
Sheri Garman lived just long enough to get a bill introduced that would make Idahoans eligible under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and to see her daughter graduate from high school.
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This is the only way in which investors will be able to make the appropriate comparisons between companies, and allow companies to better communicate compensation results.
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But there seems to be another important factor at work, says George Fenn, a consultant at Monitor: Compensation committees are hesitant to make pay-for-performance stick.
If however, you joined for any other reason (e.g. interest in your work topic, growth opportunity, good compensation, meaningful opportunity to make a difference in the company, etc.) then the coolness factor is just not a big factor.
Perhaps less frequently noted are the pay plans that provide such a big performance incentive for individuals that they can lead people to take risky and even illegal actions in order to make their pay -for-performance compensation plans pay off.
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The investors and directors McKinsey surveyed want companies to move toward separating the roles of chief executive and chairman, to make directors more independent and accountable, and to scale back and restructure executive compensation so that it is aligned more closely with the creation of long-term value.
The first is to make a company contribution equal to at least 3% of each employee's compensation, regardless of whether the employee contributes.
If criminal proceedings stop, it could make it nearly impossible for victims to seek compensation in civil suits, the senators said.
Several critics have pointed out that the deferred compensation proposal could have the effect of actually harming rank-and-file workers, such as those at startup companies, where deferred compensation is a common practice to make up for initially low salaries.
When a League is thriving and growing it is hard to make the argument it should result in lowered player compensation.
The move occurred just days after the European Union announced a review of rules that could make it easier for airlines to avoid expensive passenger compensation requirements when flights are cancelled for reasons well beyond their control.
The Swatch Group said Monday that it will end its partnership with Tiffany to make branded watches for the luxury jeweler and will seek compensation for the loss of business.
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Under instruction from the financial authorities, the industry is now going back through past sales and alerting customers to the possibility that they can now make a claim for compensation - a process which is generating a huge bill for the UK's banks.
" It vows to adopt "complete transparency and methods of compensation that will make everyone confident and comfortable.
As for types of plans covered, the law takes an expansive view of deferred compensation plans--the likely intent being to make sure that the exceptions don't swallow the rule.
It wasn't -- it's not just about ensuring that there is -- that any compensation should be more directly tied to long-term equity versus short-term cash, but you have to make a strong evaluation about the sheer level and size of your compensation in the environment in which we exist.
Payscale combed through the profiles of its 30 million unique users who supply compensation information on its website to find which law school grads make the most.
But factor in the frequent use (and exercise) of stock options as compensation, as well as the need to do estate planning or make a down payment on a new home, and the pattern doesn't look so weird.
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