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Knowledge@Wharton
July 30, 2003 |
Stock Options: The End of the Affair? For whatever reasons, more and more companies seem to be backing off of their love affair with options.   |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Make the Most of Stock Options: The Basics Stock options can give employees of successful companies a huge incentive to work hard toward building shareholder value. Options can be a valuable part of compensation, but you have to manage them well. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Nanette Byrnes |
Beyond Options However you slice it, the new mix will cost companies more |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Re-examining Stock Options as a Way to Compensate Executives Now that an underperforming stock market and the excesses of Enron have focused new attention on the use and abuse of stock options as a way to incentivize senior managers, what changes, if any, should companies make in their design of compensation packages? |
CFO
July 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Better Carrots? Big changes are under way in long-term incentive compensation, a new survey finds. But they may not be big enough. |
CFO
May 1, 2003
Kris Frieswick |
Better Options Disillusioned investors are demanding stronger links between executive pay and long-term performance. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2006
John Nersesian |
Weigh Your Options Employee stock options are difficult to understand. Clients need your help to manage them effectively. Advisers who develop expertise in this area can attract and retain significant relationships with executives. |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
Are Stock Options In Your Future? Given the recent turmoil surrounding stock options -- including well-publicized abuses of executive stock options, the depressed market, and anticipated new rules on the expensing of options -- has this once-popular form of compensation lost its appeal? |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
CEO Pay: The New Rules For CEOs and other senior executives in manufacturing, performance-related bonuses are up and performance-tied long-term incentives are more common. But will they make for better management decisions? That's not yet clear. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
New Ways to Retain and Reward Employees (Hint: We're Not Talking Stock Options) A handful of technology companies are heading in alternative directions when it comes to giving employees incentives to stay and perform well. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
How Employee Stock Options Can Undermine the Value of Ordinary Shares What effect do options have on the number of stock shares a company has in circulation? The answer can make a big difference when a company computes its earnings per share, and when investors calculate the critical price-to-earnings ratio. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Take Your Options and Run Exercising stock options now might be the smart move, because of tax consequences. |
CFO
August 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
Pay for Nonperformance? Executive compensation practices won't change until accounting rules for options are fixed. |
Financial Advisor
September 2009
David Lawrence |
Costly Mistakes As financial advisors create their own team practices or go independent and set up independent RIA firms, one of the biggest challenges they face is designing a compensation plan for themselves and those who work with them and for them. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Tim Reason |
Changing Fortunes: The 2004 Compensation Survey To be sure, stock options are not going away. But with those options tainted, pay packages grow more diverse -- and smaller. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Facing the Bear: The 2002 Compensation Survey With stock options under scrutiny, companies are once again seeking the elusive link between pay and performance. |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Marla Brill |
Employee Stock Options Planning Remains Confusing Advisors must contend with potentially complex tax and retirement issues |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Pay Daze Linking pay to performance is harder than it looks. Companies that consider linking equity awards to performance should prepare to dig in for deeper computations of the compensation's fair value. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
New Carrots, Old Yardsticks? Cash is back in incentive compensation for executives, but companies are struggling to set the right performance targets. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
William A. Jacobson |
Deferred Compensation. Whose Money Is It? Deferred compensation plans offer incentives or income tax deferral while motivating the employee to remain at the company. However, the Citigroup Capital Accumulation Plan is facing legal challenges from class action suits in several states. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Hedging Their Risk: Creating a Market for Managerial Stock Options Given the recent volatility in the stock market and the amount of equity top managers often hold, it's not surprising that executives are taking steps to minimize their risk, say Wharton researchers... |
U.S. Banker
November 2005 |
Executive Compensation & The Boardroom Dilemma Investors shouldn't have to sift through every number on a proxy statement to determine total executive compensation. Now the SEC wants all payouts and perks -- including costs for corporate jets and housing -- out in plainer view. |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
Compensation's New Normal Welcome to the new world of compensation - a place where up is down, confusion reigns, and tensions are rising. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Lewis Braham |
Options: Have An Exit Plan Grants are part of your overall portfolio, so you need a clear strategy for selling. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lavelle & Arndt |
Living Large In The Corner Office CEOs are raking it in again, even as boards keep a closer eye on performance. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
One Way to Settle the Controversy over Stock Options: Eliminate Them Some Wharton professors question this approach, warning that abandoning stock options altogether could ultimately hurt a company's performance. They say that despite recent allegations of abuse, stock options remain a valuable way to get managers to perform at their peak level. |
Salon.com
July 17, 2002
Scott Rosenberg |
When good options turn bad Sure, let's punish stock-option-scamming CEOs and tighten up options accounting. But when options benefit everyday employees, they're worth defending. |
Bio-IT World
November 14, 2003
Michael Greeley |
Show You the Money Venture capitalists need to balance two, at times conflicting, parameters when considering compensation for the executives at biotech companies in their portfolios: cash and long-term equity incentives. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2005
Traci Purdum |
Compensation: Lost In Translation A global marketplace means fewer premier posts for U.S. manufacturing executives, but the best of the best still will be in demand and highly compensated. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2004
Chris Mallon |
Tech Execs Rake It In When it comes to equity-based compensation, not all employees get equal grants. My concern is with the disingenuous arguments from top executives that expensing or eliminating options will hurt the average employee. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2004
Jim Schoettler |
The Billion-Dollar Secret As the debate rages over whether or not companies should expense stock options, we take a look at some basic questions: Why should stock options be expensed?... What does it mean for the investor?... etc. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Abundant Options in Alternative Compensation While nearly every investor has heard of stock options, few are likely aware of their close cousins, restricted shares and stock appreciation rights. Even if investors have heard of them, fewer still probably understand how they work. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000
Schonbraun & Schindler |
Hitting the Grand Slam! Top producing executives, like the sultans of swat in baseball, can be expensive, but they are vital to a successful management team. The market for top executives is tight with the private real estate sector and other industries competing for the same talent pool as REITs and REOCs. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
Executive Credit Crunch The federal ban on corporate loans leaves companies scratching their heads. |
Bio-IT World
August 13, 2002
Jack Dolmat-Connell |
Cracking the Compensation Code The media and institutional shareholders have been jumping on the excessive executive compensation and stock options usage bandwagon as of late. Is executive pay in the life sciences out of control or too high? |
Bank Director
1st Quarter 2011
Mika Moser |
Embracing a Broader Mandate in Bank Compensation Four new regulatory factors that have changed the responsibilities of compensation committees -- making their role one of the most challenging on bank boards. |
CFO
October 1, 2011
Russ Banham |
Enjoy the Ride CFO compensation made headway last year, but the sailing may not be so smooth in 2011. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 25, 2006
Desai & Margolis |
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance The latest corporate governance crisis is buried in the details of executive compensation contracts, where the practice of backdating options for top executives is only part of the problem. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Executive Compensation Evolves Why Omnicare's restricted stock compensation may become the standard. |
CFO
June 1, 2009
Russ Banham |
Fray on Pay The battle over executive compensation and what it means for you. |
Bank Technology News
June 2004
John Adams |
Banks Aim To Stem Huge Losses Waste claims up to eight percent of incentive pay. A growing number of banks are turning to technology to stem the tide, particularly with regulators, investors and CFOs all casting a watchful eye on waste in corporate spending. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Raghuram Rajan |
Straight Talk Risky Business Even as financial markets evolve, we have to constantly rethink the ways they are regulated and supported by policy, all the while being careful not to snuff out creativity and innovation. Only then will we be able to utilize their true potential. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
Louis Lavelle |
A Payday For Performance Compensation is less outrageous this year, except for CEOs who delivered. Our survey of 367 CEO pay packages showed that: Total CEO pay was up smartly, to an average $9.6 million... CEO raises and total pay once again dwarfed those of the average worker... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 13, 2012
Carmen Nobel |
When Good Incentives Lead to Bad Decisions New research explores how various compensation incentives affect lending decisions among bank loan officers. |
CIO
September 15, 2002
Mohanbir Sawhney |
Getting Real About Getting Paid What if companies were compensated based on the value they created for their customers? |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Mark Tibergien |
Just Rewards While compensation plays an important role in driving performance of individuals and the business, it's also important for financial advisors to recognize that money is not an adequate substitute for active management. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2006
Portal & Hilzenrath |
New SEC Proposed Guidelines to Give Investors a Clear View at Executive Compensation REITs should conduct a thorough review of current compensation policies and practices and evaluate them in light of the new disclosure proposals. For some REITs, a complete overhaul of the compensation program may be necessary. |
Managed Care
June 2001 |
Incentives make the difference During 2000, favorable incentive policies helped employees of integrated health plans to enjoy larger percentage increases in base pay and total cash compensation than employees of integrated health care providers... |
Bank Technology News
July 2006
John Adams |
HR Management: Automating Pay Incentives is a Bonus New Century and North Fork are finding the benefits in automating work flow and compensation range from lower costs to higher accuracy and transparency. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
CEO Pay Drops, but...Cash Is King An exclusive first look at the 2009 compensation of chief executives at 81 big companies |
