SEC proposal links executive pay to performance

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Regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission want publicly traded companies to make it easier to determine that top executives’ compensations are aligned with the company’s financial performance.

By a 3-2 vote, the SEC Wednesday proposed “pay versus performance” requirements aimed at enabling investors to determine the actual compensation to chief executives, see whether the pay aligns with company performance and make comparisons with similar data from other companies.

Nick Otto
Former senior editor

Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.


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