However, investors could make more informed fund choices if they knew whether managers are paid for short- or long-term performance and pre- or post-tax results.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Some corporate boards ought to at least consider a return to what was once the norm in both America and Europe (and still is in Japan) and largely ditch pay-for-performance and instead pay largely through a straight salary (most lower-level employees are paid this way).

ECONOMIST: Bosses' pay

Credit-rating agencies should be reformed, incentives for excessive risk-taking reduced and bankers' bonuses paid on the basis of long-term performance.

ECONOMIST: The World Social Forum

Those who survive are paid to perform: even in America, Tyco's performance-related pay schemes have a reputation for generosity.

ECONOMIST: Face value