Executive Compensation Trends Newsletter - March 2010
Risk Disclosure and Pay Policies
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New SEC regulations requiring disclosure of risk-mitigation policies have been a hot topic. See how 100 top companies ($14.5+ billion in revenue) disclosed their risk-management actions. Some of our findings:
72% cited tying long-term performance to compensation as a risk-management policy
59% stated that ownership guidelines contributed to their mitigation of risk
50% cited clawbacks as part of their risk strategy
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Equilar in the News                                                                                                                

To help you monitor the latest executive compensation headlines, we've selected several recent articles featuring Equilar data and research. Visit the news and publications section of our website to read the complete listing of new media mentions.

Measuring Wall Street Apologetics
April 19, 2010
The New York Times
"Total compensation includes career salary, bonus, proceeds from stock and options sales and accumulated stock and retirement benefits, according to publicly available filings. For executives who left their firms, their stock is valued at their date of departure. For those who remained, their stock was valued as of Friday's market close. Data analyzed by Equilar, James F. Reda & Associates."
Corporate Watch
April 14, 2010
The Wall Street Journal
"Aaron Boyd, head of research at executive-compensation firm Equilar Inc., noted that Mr. Bezos's security costs rank among the highest for U.S. chief executives."
New Chief at MasterCard Signals It's Open to Change
April 13, 2010
The New York Times
"Mr. Selander, 59, is retiring from MasterCard with a pile of cash. He took home more than $149 million over the last nine years in salary, bonuses and stock he cashed out, according to an analysis of corporate filings conducted by Equilar, a compensation research business."
Bargain Rates for a C.E.O.?
April 2, 2010
The New York Times
"Equilar, a compensation research firm in Redwood Shores, Calif., recently prepared a report for The New York Times analyzing the pay of 200 chief executives at 199 public companies with revenue of at least $5.78 billion that filed their proxies by March 26."
Striking Gold in Stock Options
April 2, 2010
The New York Times
"'C.E.O.'s are looking at big gains,' said Aaron Boyd, head of research at Equilar. 'Even if stock prices stay level for the next couple of years, some of these executives are still going to get a large payout.'"
Perks Are Trimmed Amid Pushback on Pay
April 1, 2010
The Wall Street Journal
"The percentage of Fortune 100 companies with publicly disclosed clawback policies, for instance, increased to 72.9% in 2009 from 64.2% in 2008, according to executive compensation research firm Equilar Inc."
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