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  1. McKesson CEO Entitled to Record $159M Pension

    Tue, 25 Jun 2013

    senior analyst for Equilar, also said it is by far the largest pension on record. Equilar provides data on executive compensation . According to GMI, 54 percent of CEOs of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index have accumulated

  2. Pay and Power Among Reasons Men's Wearhouse Fired George Zimmer, the Company Hints

    Tue, 25 Jun 2013

    possible sale of its K&G stores, executive compensation and wanting more power in decisions corporate decisions. Among them was executive compensation despite the fact that we – as required 1,985,916, according to executive compensation data firm Equilar. According to

  3. Berkshire Directors Lowest-Paid of S&P Firms

    Fri, 31 May 2013

    shares of Class B stock, which is trading at $114. However, Aaron Boyd, director of governance research for executive compensation research firm Equilar, said directors aren't in the business for the money. "Pay is not driving their

  4. The Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs Led by CBS' Leslie Moonves

    Wed, 22 May 2013

    highest-paid CEO of S&P 500 companies with chief executives who have served at least two full years. Equilar , an executive compensation data firm, released its annual data with the Associated Press, putting Moonves at the top of the list for

  5. CEO Gives Away His Bonus to Employees

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    "Good Lord!" says the headline in a British newspaper, praising Lord Wolfson, business leader and peer of the realm, for having been uncommonly generous. Wolfson, CEO of Next, the U.K.'s biggest department store chain, gave his entire annual bonus3.6 million—to his employees. How uncommon was his

  6. Bosses Who Volunteer For Pay Cuts

    Tue, 11 Sep 2012

    Others have penalized themselves for having made mistakes that cost their co-workers. Brian Foley, an executive compensation consultant in White Plains, N.Y., says, "Voluntary pay cuts do happen at the CEO level among the big

News

  1. Best Buy (BBY) Defends Estimated $32 Million Pay Package for New CEO

    Thu, 23 Aug 2012

    firms and is in-line with best practice for Fortune 50 companies." Aaron Boyd, research director with executive compensation research firm Equilar , said Joly's annual target pay figures appear to align with what other top CEOs at

  2. Taxpayers Subsidize CEO Pay, Report Says

    Thu, 16 Aug 2012

    self-described "progressive multi-issue think tank," analyzed the link between tax loopholes and excessive executive compensation and concluded that the loopholes created an "uneven playing field" between large companies and small businesses

  3. Marissa Mayer's Yahoo CEO compensation nearly $60 million

    Thu, 19 Jul 2012

    Yahoo's incoming CEO isn't coming in cheap. Marissa Mayer is getting an initial compensation package valued at nearly $60 million — big for any incoming CEO — but one of the biggest ever awarded to a woman. The 37-year-old Mayer could earn even more, depending upon her length of stay and her

  4. Facebook's Employees Likely Still Cheering Despite Stock Cooling

    Tue, 22 May 2012

    in the IPO. Zuckerberg owns about 383.8 million shares in stock and 120 million in options, according to executive compensation research firm, Equilar . That's on top of his base salary of $500,000 in 2011, according to the company's

  5. Shareholders Cut CEO Pay in Backlash

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    Amidst a climate of populist outrage and corporate missteps, shareholders are voting en mass to cut executive pay thanks to a new government rule called "say on pay." The board of directors, who determine CEO pay, don't have to listen to the shareholder vote but most of them are listening. Sprint

  6. JPMorgan Investors OK Dimon Pay

    Tue, 15 May 2012

    and dual role as chairman and CEO were approved. The "say on pay" vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the executive compensation packages, with a vote of 91.5 percent. There didn't seem to be any more vitriol at this meeting compared

  7. Citigroup Shareholder Sues Over Executive Compensation

    Fri, 20 Apr 2012

    voted to reject the company's executive compensation plan during an annual stockholders year, according to Equilar, an executive compensation research firm. Tim Cook, CEO that was unable to dismiss an executive compensation lawsuit brought by shareholders

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Videos

  1. The Conversation: Executive Compensation

    Thu, 24 Dec 2009

    good. And where he's been tackling the question of executive compensation what's not fair it makes our blog boy no. When we what did you learn that didn't know yesterday about executive compensation literally AIG I think depicting Angie is that they don't

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    I write. Terribly good. And where he's been tackling the question of executive compensation -- -- what's not fair it makes our blog boy no. When we hear about failed companies. All these gigantic salaries but -- now. We've been thinking and here you are -- Power hungry so here's the question what did you learn that -- didn't know yesterday about executive compensation literally AIG -- -- I think depicting -- Angie is that they don't seem. To sort of get the outrage after Goldman
  2. Limiting Executive Compensation

    Thu, 5 Feb 2009

    anyone who assumes that the financial crisis will be over because the president is gonna suggest capping. Executive compensation I don't think that's necessarily gonna happen I also what been curious as to how they define it. Here's

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    crisis will be over because the -- president is gonna suggest capping. Executive compensation I don't think that's necessarily gonna happen -- I also what been curious as to how they define it. Here's how this
  3. Pay Czar Cuts Pay

    Fri, 11 Dec 2009

    do today to really crack down on executive compensation . We expect Feinberg to come out administration. To really clamp down. On executive compensation at these companies they have all these companies want to avoid these executive compensation restrictions now having said that

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    are Kenneth Feinberg to do today to really crack down on -- executive compensation . We expect Feinberg to come out an issue rulings on the top 26 to 100 highest paid employees. At -- companies in
    by Feinberg and by the Obama administration. To really clamp down. On executive compensation at these companies they have all received being taxpayer bailouts we got the first -- rulings back in October and they affected
    coming back into the treasury because these companies want to avoid these executive compensation restrictions now having said that are these banks healthy that I think is a big question. One everyone will be keeping an
  4. Obama: 'We Made Enormous Progress'

    Fri, 23 Jul 2010

    the light of day. And it will end taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street firms and give shareholders. A say on executive compensation . The need for this reform by the way was underscored by the report issued. By Ken Feinberg this morning

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    taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street firms and give shareholders. A say on executive compensation . The need for this reform by the way was underscored by the report issued. By Ken Feinberg this morning. Identifying a number
  5. Citigroup Paying Back Billions

    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    jurisdiction of the Obama administration's Hazelwood who of course has been. Clamping down on bonuses and executive compensation so investors reacting positively to that they like to see these banks. Getting repaying money. Absolutely

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    administration's Hazelwood who of course has been. Clamping down on bonuses and executive compensation so investors reacting positively to that they like to see these banks. Getting repaying money. Absolutely that's always going to be basically
  6. Tapper On Obama's 'Fat Cat' Forum

    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    complicated it's Paper driven. And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one

    Executive Compensation found at 2:30

    And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one seems to
  7. Tapper On Obama's 'Fat Cat' Forum

    Thu, 10 Dec 2009

    complicated. It's Paper driven. And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one

    Executive Compensation found at 2:39

    And it's complicated. President Obama told the executives on the issue of executive compensation you guys are like over paid pitchers on a baseball team. Doing poorly when the team's doing well no one seems to
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Photos

  1. VIDEO: Diane Sawyer chats with David Muir about executive compensation.
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  2. Video of Barack Obama talking about executive compensation.

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