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Excessive executive compensation legal action dropped
01/09/2008

In July, New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo dropped his case challenging the nearly $190 million compensation...Read more read more

Guidelines for CEO termination and change in control payments
01/08/2008

Termination payments for Australian executives have featured extensively in the news recently.Read more read more

Is a reminder needed to incorporate risk management into executive pay?
01/08/2008

Long before the credit crisis we wrote that boards should take account of risk in setting incentive plan metrics.Read more read more

More changes to pay regulation – parliamentary committee makes recommendations
01/08/2008

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has inquired into the engagement and...Read more read more

Checklist for setting performance measures within LTI plans
01/08/2008

One of the most challenging aspects of designing effective long-term incentive plans is selecting meaningful but...Read more read more

Burnt by the budget? Government invites submissions on budget changes to FBT on loans over jointly held assets
01/08/2008

The Treasurer announced in the May 2008 Budget that the fringe benefits tax (FBT) law will be amended to ensure that...Read more read more

A checklist of the top 7 board remuneration committee issues for the 2009 financial year
30/06/2008

The credit crisis and the collapse in the share price of many companies during the current financial year will impact...Read more read more

Superannuation changes for temporary residents -- the government’s heavy hand will not attract offshore executive talent
30/06/2008

An “initiative” contained within this year’s federal budget runs counter to the prior government’s attempt to...Read more read more

Beware: share market declines and executive shareholding requirements may have a margin call effect
30/06/2008

Share market declines spell trouble for companies that require CEOs and other executives to hold a fixed dollar amount...Read more read more

Global pay regulation – UK stands firm while all others (including Australia) want change
30/06/2008

Both the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and Germany’s President Horst Köhler, have called for greater regulation...Read more read more