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Executive Compensation - "Keep the Bubble in the Middle"

David M. Roberts | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Executive Compensation, Say on Pay, Wall Street Crisis, Corporate Governance, Business News
David M. Roberts

A recent academic study by Fahlenbrach & Stulz actually shows that on average the CEO's in the financial crisis did not take big gains while shareholders suffered losses. The median loss for a CEO was $5.1million.

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Wall Street Pay Restrictions: The Financial Times On Why We Need Them

ft.com | Lucian Bebchuk | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Say on Pay, Lucian Bebchuck, Wall Street Pay, Finanical Regulation, Wall Street Bonuses, Bank Pay, Business News

A bill requiring federal regulators to draw up rules for compensation structures in the financial sector was passed by the US House of Representatives...

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AFSCME Urges Say-on-Pay for Shareholders

Gerald McEntee | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Executives, Golden Parachute, Shareholders, Say on Pay, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Barney Frank, Say-on-Pay, Aig, Wall Street Bonuses, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

A key step to fixing our economy is making sure that the interests of shareholders and stakeholders are considered in corporate board rooms.

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"Say on Pay" Draws Heavy GOP Opposition

The Big Money | Mark Gimein | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Aig, Gop, Say on Pay, Senate Finance Committee, Chuck Grassley, Shareholder Actvisim, Business News

Imagine you are a shareholder in a company that, year in and year out, gives its chief executive 10-figure pay packages. You're unhappy about this, an...

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Unsure How to Vote Your Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Other Proxy Ballots?

Kim Cranston | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, CEO Pay, Lgbt, Executive Pay, Chevron, Pride Foundation, Income Inequality, News, Ed Begley Jr., Exxon Mobil, Wall Street Bailout, Global Warming, Employment Non-Discrimination, Ceres, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Shareholder Proposals, Responsible Wealth/ United for a Fair Economy, Environment, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Responsible Endowments Coalition, Shareholder Resolutions, Greenhouse Gases, Say on Pay, Shareholders, Transparentdemocracy, Larry Lessig, Executive Compensation, Shareholder Rights, Proxy Ballots, Economy, Politics News
Kim Cranston

See how organizations and people you trust, like Ed Begley, Jr., Ceres, Pride Foundation, Responsible Endowments Coalition, recommend you vote and why.

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A Congressional Ultimatum for CEOs

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Investing, Say on Pay, CEO Pay, Drum Major Institute, Deregulation, Free Market, Executive Compensation, Barack Obama, Blockbuster, New York City, Economy, Jobs, Financial Crisis, Business News
Harry Moroz

This morning, Senator Chris Dodd warned that Congress might take a step that would send shivers down the spines of every CEO: federal caps on executive pay.

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Fundamentally Wrong

Gerald McEntee | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Say on Pay, John McCain, Executive Salaries, John McCain Lobbyist, Deregulation, Fannie Mae, Bailout, Wall Street, Mortgage Crisis, Great Depression, Wall Street Crisis, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

American families have already seen what unregulated corporate gurus can do, yet McCain wants the insurance industry to enjoy the same kind of unregulated excess that he gave the investment bankers.

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