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What Every Compensation Committee Should Ask Its Consultant
By David Swinford
Published in Director's Monthly - November 2007

When interviewing a prospective consultant, compensation committees cannot overlook the kind of penetrating questions that a ddress the likely fit between committee and advisor.

SEC Begins First Phase OF 2007 Proxy Review
As part of its first phase of review of executive and director compensation disclosure in 2007 proxies, the SEC Corporate Finance Staff (the "Staff") has sent its first wave of comment letters to certain targeted companies. A second phase of review will provide all companies with general guidance as to what the Staff will expect for the upcoming proxy season.

To access our Client Alert which provides insight into what the SEC will expect in the upcoming 2008 proxy season click on the 'More' button below.

Director pay in emerging firms
By Joseph Rich
Published in Directors & Boards - Second Quarter 2007

Tailoring Board compensation to a new organization's stage of development, industry and size is key to ensuring the kind of appropriate pay arrangements that have become a critical measure of good governance.

How Compensation Committees Can Do a Better Job
By David Swinford
Published in Director's Monthly - March 2007

The compensation committee's overarching responsibility today is to ensuring that future leaders are identified and fostered in advance of a management crisis - and that requires reexamining every aspect of how members discharge their duties.

Final SEC Disclosure Rules - What you need to know...
The SEC's widely anticipated final new rules for disclosure of executive compensation will profoundly affect reporting in proxy statements, annual reports and registration statements, particularly for programs related to stock options, deferrals and post-employment compensation.

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Key Inputs to the New CD&A You Should Be Reviewing Now
by Susan O'Donnell
Published in NACD Directors Monthly - October 2006

The new Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) in corporate proxies is an opportunity for companies to look beyond market analysis and peer groups to refine pay-for-performance strategies.





Essentials for Avoiding Overcompensating
by David N. Swinford
Published in Financial Executive International - September 2006

Common mistakes that result in compensation packages out of proportion to the results delivered.





Reader Profile - Preparing for New SEC Disclosure Rules
by Theo Sharp
Published in Directors & Boards - September 2006

A Q&A discussion of issues facing companies in complying with extensive new proxy disclosure of executive and Director compensation.





New SEC Options-Pricing Rules Aim at Clarity, Transparency
by Mark Rosen
Published in Financial Executive International - August 2006

New SEC disclosure rules make stock option irregularities a sin of omission, rather than commission.





Director Pay: A Work in Progress
by Jannice L. Koors
Published in Corporate Governance Advisor - September/October 2006

Pearl Meyer & Partners' seventh annual survey of Director compensation finds a steep and continuing rise in pay for members of Boards and key committees.