Mercer
Mercer Select Home > Human Capital > US Exec Remuneration
Contact Mercer Select
US Executive Remuneration
Top Stories

Executive stock trading plans raise insider issues

Executives who trade company stock through 10b5-1 plans may face insider trading charges if the timing of stock sales or plan amendments suggests deliberate manipulation for profit. This is the message from a court order in a recent lawsuit. (GRIST, 23 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

Updated 'say on pay' vote results

We have updated our list of 2008 vote results on proxy proposals asking about 70 companies to adopt policies giving shareholders advisory votes on executive compensation in future proxy seasons. (Select News, 22 Jul 2008) More  

HRadio -- July 22: News and features

After this week's news, HRadio looks at total rewards for employees in the Middle East, answers some frequent questions about Social Security and shares some suprising insights on what it takes to get valued employees to postpone retirement. (Podcast, 22 Jul 2008) More | Article

From Mercer

Institutional shareholder developments -- June

As the proxy season winds down, "say on pay" clearly ranked as this year's hot issue. This GRIST summarizes say-on-pay developments in June, along with other governance news on the institutional shareholder front. (GRIST, 22 Jul 2008, 2 pages) More  | Article  (US Premium)

WorldatWork -- Philadelphia 2008

Mercer experts addressed more than 2,000 HR decision-makers and thought leaders at this year's WorldatWork conference on topics ranging from how to satisfy a diverse workforce to compensation, benefits and executive rewards. (Podcast, 16 Jul 2008) More | Article

International accounting for US raises concerns

The SEC, FASB and IASB have been working toward US-international accounting convergence. Recently, SEC Chairman Cox said that the staff is preparing recommendations for this summer. Some are concerned though that international standards are too lax. (Select News, 10 Jul 2008) More   

View more

Library

SOX will change nonprofit governance

Nonprofit organizations that choose to follow the broad governance guidelines outlined in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are likely to improve both their function and image, this author maintains. (Journal of Business Ethics, 22 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article  (US Premium)

The emphasis on corporate governance: IRS Form 990

The recently revised Form 990 is a lot more than an updated filing requirement in the opinion of this author. He says that the new 990 can tell nonprofit organizations a lot about what their governance goals should be. (Trustee, 16 Jul 2008, 3 pages) More  | Article 

Slashing through the top-hat thicket

This article describes the challenges companies face in complying with Section 409A when they review nonqualified deferred compensation for arrangements that may qualify as top hat plans. (Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 14 Jul 2008, 11 pages) More  | Article 

Audit committee: Responsibilities since SOX

This article reports the findings of a study of the NASDAQ 100 companies to determine how audit committee practices -- both required and voluntary -- have changed since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (The CPA Journal, 11 Jul 2008, 6 pages) More  | Article  (US Premium)

View more

Log in to Mercer Select

E-mail address

Password (case sensitive)

Forgot your password?

Custom research

Need research on what employers are doing to control health care costs, how many employers are freezing their DB plans, or what the top M&A deals were last year?

Select members can save time – and gain access to our vast collection of proprietary resources – by asking a Mercer expert researcher to prepare a customized report, with the relevant resources, responding to your inquiry. Special hourly rates and copyright/licensing release charges may apply.

HR news delivered to you each AM

Mercer Select members can receive Today's Headlines, which provides full-text of HR news from major sources such as The Wall Street Journal. Log in or find out more.