As I mentioned in an earlier post, performance equity instruments still get lumped together like a bowl of mixed nuts....
Switzerland Pay – Great for Employees, Less So for Execs
Apr 30,2013April 30, 2013
In the past several months, Switzerland has made some interesting compensation headlines. Swiss voters recently passed a referendum on executive...
Real Pay, Realizable Pay, Pay Ratios and Reality
Apr 24,2013April 24, 2013
Pay ratios are the most commonly used tool when discussing the unfairness between executive pay and that of the rank...
Executive Pay Can’t Be Fixed! But….here are 3 things to consider
Apr 11,2013April 11, 2013
Several times a year, I see articles and presentations discussing how to “fix executive compensation”. This presumes that executive compensation...
Equity Compensation – Performance Earned Units (PEUs), The First Ingredient in a P4P Stew
Apr 04,2013April 4, 2013
All too often the myriad types of truly performance-based equity get muddled together into a stew. Like other great equity...
ESPPs are a Dessert Topping and a Floor Wax
Apr 01,2013April 1, 2013
Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) get a bad rap although they should be lauded in wonderment. The proof is in...
CFO Corner: Say on Pay Campaigning and the 97% Rule
Mar 29,2013March 29, 2013
It’s proxy season and Say on Pay is once again on the minds of anyone involved in executive compensation. As...
A Lack of Company Enthusiasm Doesn’t Mean a Lack of Job Passion
Mar 19,2013March 19, 2013
I was at a sold-out sporting event recently. The sport, as it turns out, doesn’t matter. Neither does the team....
Equity Compensation – Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), Downside Protection with a Couple Downsides
Mar 07,2013March 7, 2013
Dan Walter, Performensation Last month I covered Restricted Stock Shares (RSS), today’s post covers Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Where RSS...
Is Disclosure Good or Bad for Executive Compensation?
Mar 06,2013March 6, 2013
Today’s Compensation Cafe post is a bit different. It is part blog post and part infographic. In the US, disclosure...