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Tag: Clawback

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Compensation Clawbacks Begin to Take Hold in Corporate America

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Macy’s Inc. filed its annual proxy statement this year on April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day. Unfortunately for some of the New York-based department store chain’s executives, the company wasn’t joking when it disclosed a portion of th...

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Companies Going Above and Beyond Clawback Requirements

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When it comes to compensation clawbacks, many corporate executives are discovering their own employers have even stricter standards than required by the federal government. In an analysis of 2024 proxy filings, consulting firm FW Cook found...

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SEC Looking Out for Abuses of ‘Spring-Loaded Compensation’

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“Spring-loaded compensation awards.” It just sounds cool, right? And if you’re a corporate executive, it is indeed. Spring-loaded awards refer to executive pay sweeteners in which companies provide the recipients with stock options in the b...

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SEC Exercises Little-Used Clawback Rule

SEC Exercises Little-Used Clawback Rule

SEC Exercises Little-Used Clawback Rule

Unless you’re a student of corporate-governance history, you probably don’t remember SOX 304. That’s OK: the SEC rarely invokes the provision. But earlier this month, the agency dusted off the measure to claw back some ill-gotten gains from...

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