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Recently NFPCC conducted an analysis on the compensation of publicly traded utility companies. We reviewed the total direct compensation of the Chief Execuitve Officer's compensation for 65 public utility companies between 2000-2011.  Overall, there was an increase of...

Happy 2013 to all! Welcome back, and we here at NFPCC hope your holidays were magnificent.  Unfortunately, executive pay does not take a "holiday." Rather, it sure seems it is constantly changing with new articles, thoughts, and regulations continually coming to...

The year is coming to an end, performance is being reviewed, and bonus awards are being prepared for 2012 performance.  At the same time, the current administration is in a battle with Congress debating the extension of the Bush era tax rates, which has people worried about...

It seems that goofy comments are becoming more the norm than the exception.  An article which ran in the Washington Times this month titled "TVA's top executive gets 10 times Obama's pay"  gives the opinion that the CEO of the Tenessee Valley...

A new study by Charles M. Elson and Craig K. Ferrere of the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Deleware concluds that peer group comparisons are the driving force behind the rise in CEO compensation.  This is a subject of many discussions in the...

An interesting concept is being practiced at Whole Foods.  In a recent post of Yahoo's Daily Ticker, the company is said to practice a philosophy called "conscious capitalism."  The idea aligns the interests of the shareholder, the customer, and more...

In a recent opinion piece on Forbes, Professor Edward E. Lawler III of USC's Marshall School of Business, and founder of the Center for Effective Organizations, proposed a very interesting concept.  Addressing the issue of Say-on-Pay and executive payouts, Prof. Lawler...

As we know, the talent market in Houston remains in a hyper-competitive state. Interestingly enough, the Houston talent market may get even more competitive in the coming years, albeit from an unlikely source. Apparently Canada has indentified Houston as its #1 source of talent...

As the baby boomer workforce continues to age, there is a growing gap in generations of strong technical talent and tenured, experienced workers with the knowledge to keep companies headed in the right direction. At NFP Compensation Consulting, we believe in leveraging the...

  The Wall Street Journal article "Is It Better to Promote From Within?" cites a recent study conducted by Matthew Bidwell, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, which "found that external hires get paid 18 percent to...

Early filiers for the 2012 proxy season, (displaying 2011 compensation) indicate that CEO compensation stayed in check despite large profits and return to shareholders for 2011.  This is likely a result of hyper-scrutiny post Say on Pay in 2011 for these large companies...

  The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2011-29 yesterday which deals with the deductibility of annual incentives, or the annual bonus. The ruling will allow employers using an accrual method of accounting to take a deduction in the current year for bonuses payable in the...

Every now and then, NFPCC feels compelled to send out what we term a Special Edition L-Blast. This is one of those times. There is no denying that executive compensation is under fire more than ever before. As a result, it is important that we continue to keep our constituents...

With all the media coverage surrounding Apple CEO Tim Cook’s stock grant of $378 million, NFPCC decided to take a closer look to ease the frustration that is felt by the general public.RETENTION & LONG-TERM STABILITY is the name of the game for Apple. Mr. Cook’s stock...

ISS recently updated their "performance alignment approach" to better assess how companies are compensating their CEO’s relative to company performance. ISS and shareholders alike are pushing for ways to measure compensation as it relates to company performance. ISS has...

Disclosure was a popular word throughout 2011. But don’t think 2012 will get any easier in terms of enhancing the disclosure of compensation and other information to the SEC and shareholders. A recently released article may just foreshadow the next proxy requirement, actual...

Say-on-Pay Statistics, Legal Questions, & Plans for Upcoming Proxy Season This article analyzes the impact that the Say-on-Pay vote may have on the upcoming proxy season with an analysis of companies that failed Say-on-Pay earlier this year. NFPCC answers some of the most...

Say-on-Pay Year End Review & Notes on Say-on-Pay Lawsuits ISS recently released its "Preliminary 2011 U.S. Postseason Report." Key findings of that report are: Shareholders voted down management "say on pay" proposals at 37 Russell 3000 companies, or just 1.6% of the...

Possible Changes to Some ISS Methodologies? Here's some potentially happy news for issuers: a report from BNA indicates that ISS plans to review certain of its methodologies in light of company complaints that ISS negative recommendations on say-on-pay proposals during the most...

Update: Say-on-Pay and Say-on-Frequency We have created a table of the 20 failures of the Say-on-Pay vote as of May 17, 2011 along with the reasons for failure and some other interesting statistics.  One trend that is worth noting that is not captured in this table is that some...

NFPCC conducted a pulse survey for the energy industry regarding long-term incentives with 55 participants.  This was the first of a two part survey that is designed to fill a gap in available compensation surveys for long-term incentive data.  NFPCC will be conducting the...

Our own Chris Crawford, Executive Director and Co-Owner, on NPR Morning Edition discussing the fear of an age gap in talent for the Energy Industry. http://app1.kuhf.org/audiolibrary/110328oil-industry-talent-shortage.mp3 Courtesy of...

The increased scrutiny of executive compensation, resulting from both recently passed and pending legislation, as well as shareholder advisory group policies, will require regular updates to public company’s Compensation Committees. Although there are many issues that will...

by Justin Platt 2008 & 2009: Nonprofits Become a Target Internal Revenue Service agents were quoted in the press saying, “If you are not reviewing executive compensation, we are.” This statement was further supported by changes in IRS Form 990 for tax-exempt...

Click the link to the NFP Compensation Consulting article posted to SHRM Online - Less Freedom to Pay: Executive Comp After Financial Regulatory Reform. Say on Pay The “say-on-pay” provision included in the bill would give shareholders the opportunity to cast an advisory...

‘Engaged by a board of directors and working with management to maximize shareholder wealth, NFPCC provides independent executive compensation recommendations without bias.’ says Chris Crawford  Chris Crawford, Executive Director of NFP Compensation Consulting...