We've Been Quoted - Part 3

WSJ: CFO Pay Slips 1.5% as Pension Growth Slows   | By Alix Stuart Excerpt: This year’s major change was in the rate of pension growth. Pensions and deferred compensation, which are combined in proxy filings, grew by about half as much as they did in 2014, for the 134 companies in the group that listed [read more]

Bloomberg: These CEOs Could Earn Millions From Stock Awards Valued at Zero   | by Anders Melin Excerpt: As H Partners amassed stakes in amusement park operator Six Flags and Tempur Sealy, a mattress maker, and took seats on their boards, the companies adopted new pay-for-performance goals. They promised executives tens of millions of dollars for achieving ambitious targets, a [read more]

Forward: Corporate-Style Bonuses Come to Jewish Charity World   | By Josh Nathan-Kazis December 13, 2015 Excerpt: Yet one-off perks like Harris’s, while eye-popping, are being overtaken by what experts agree appears to be an increase in bonuses and deferred compensation agreements among top Jewish charity executives. “It’s to be competitive in the marketplace,” said [read more]

WSJ CFO Journal: Early Data Point to CFO Pay Hikes Last Year   | By Maxwell Murphy As proxy season gets under way, a sneak peek at the early filers reveals the median pay package for chief financial officers is on pace to have risen 8% last year to $2.1 million, according to compensation consulting firm Steven Hall & Partners [read more]

The Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville CEO pay rose faster than inflation over past decade   | By Richard Webner Excerpt: “Long-term incentives focus people on achieving goals over the next three to five years,” said Steven Hall of Steven Hall & Partners in New York, who consults companies on executive pay. “You’ve now created a good alignment between executives and shareholders.” [read more]