For "compensation consultants, prostitution would be a step up," said Charlie Munger during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder conference. Hired by corporate boards of directors, these advisors ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about executive compensation. So, why do compensation committees stick with these companies when there is pressure to ...

For anyone who wonders how compensation for CEOs reached today's stratospheric heights, consider the role of compensation consultants such as Hewitt, Mercer Human Resources, and Towers Perrin. These ...

NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), a premier independent executive compensation consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of Vivient Consulting, a ...

The SEC adopted the new rules in response to the mandate of Section 952 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The SEC first proposed rules under Section 952 in March 2011.

Over the past decade, there has been increasing regulatory and governance pressure on companies to assure that their directors are independent – that is, free of any affiliations that might lead to ...

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