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By Scott Patterson - Compensation Analyst Team Leader Well there you have it: gifts of compensation that may reflect the corporate world of the post-Enron era. We all know that in the 10 years that have passed since Enron’s collapse we have seen some improvements in corporate governance (Sarbanes-Oxley, public...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/yTHP0aNjYqU" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/02/on-the-twelfth-day-of-enron-my-comp-committee-gave-to-me-12-the-year-shareholders-see-compensation-figures-that-are-fair.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d016300a845ea970d 2012-02-03T14:32:20-05:00 2012-02-03T14:32:20-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate Corporate governance checkmate - Queen Takes Knight Events Team Leader Mark Magee had already spotted this when I found it in the FT, but we’re doing it again because he came up with a great headline and for no other reason....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/vyHzkMjJBJQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/02/small-print.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0168e69f01c1970c 2012-02-03T13:50:53-05:00 2012-02-03T15:12:55-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate Full disclosure first, I’m a subscriber. Just don’t tell my struggling local, independent DVD rental store. Initial reservations aside, the news that on January 13, this year, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, alleging that...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/ADTzNJCZlYQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/02/two-thumbs-down-for-netflixs-governance.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0168e691bc5b970c 2012-02-02T14:26:09-05:00 2012-02-02T14:07:30-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate Probably not since Google’s IPO, with its similarly disappointing showing in corporate governance, has there been so much interest generated in an internet IPO as that of Facebook. But, although it is hoped to raise an enormous amount of investment, Facebook’s...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/Wop33x7ZPws" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/02/facebook-i-want-your-money-i-dont-want-your-interference.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0167617df513970b 2012-02-01T11:48:38-05:00 2012-02-01T11:50:54-05:00

By Nathaniel Flannery, Research Analyst In June, 2011 in Santiago 4,000 people attended a march to protest a proposed dam in southern Chile. People waved flags and chanted “Patagonia without dams!” By the end of the year, the protesters expanded their agenda and attracted the attention from observers across the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/rdWBHDaWv3g" height="1" width="1"/>

Nflannery http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/02/dammed-if-you-do-hydro-electric-project-in-chile-generates-controversy-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0163007b0ba3970d 2012-02-01T11:30:00-05:00 2012-01-31T18:36:06-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate In an article in the FT today, news spread that Fred Goodwin, the banker formerly known as Sir Fred Goodwin and the CEO of RBS, was to be stripped of his knighthood. It appears that the British government’s huge stake in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/baSW_XRFWAU" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/02/banker-stripped-of-knighthood.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0163007a5995970d 2012-01-31T17:27:56-05:00 2012-01-31T17:44:21-05:00

By Scott Patterson - Compensation Analyst Manager While fiscal year 2008 was the year of energy CEOs (see the On the Ninth Day of Enron), top fiscal year 2007 realized pay was slightly more diverse with six of the 11 top earners tied to the financial sector. Earlier we discussed...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/JynXVxkh5wk" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/01/while-fiscal-year-2008-was-the-year-of-energy-ceos-see-the-on-the-ninth-day-of-enron-top-fiscal-year-2007-realized-pay-was.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d016300776e9c970d 2012-01-31T13:29:48-05:00 2012-01-31T13:30:28-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate Businessinsurance.org has recently released a list of the 10 Most Successful African American CEOs of all Time. The list includes names such as Kenneth Chenault, CEO of American Express, Aliko Dangote, CEO of Nigerian conglomerate Dangote Group, Oprah (no explanation needed),...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/k-PvySDKB1M" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/01/african-american-ceos.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0168e66e1856970c 2012-01-31T12:48:23-05:00 2012-01-31T12:48:23-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate Thanks to Broc Romanek’s blog on TheCorporateCounsel.net for spotting the first failed Say on Pay vote this year. Actuant's Form 8-K reports that shareholders did not approve the vote, with 54 percent voting against it. The negative 20.44 percent TSR over...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/u36mFg23GbU" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/01/first-nay-on-pay-for-2012.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a014e89348a07970d0168e630d079970c 2012-01-27T12:36:00-05:00 2012-01-27T12:35:49-05:00

By Paul Hodgson - CCO and Senior Research Associate Trouble Designing an Effective CEO Pay Plan? There’s an App for That Thanks to Research Associate Michelle Lamb for this little dream of an app and for the headline. Meridian Compensation Partners have come up with a new iPad app for...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GMIBlog/~4/HAOLhwudjJQ" height="1" width="1"/>

Paul Hodgson http://foundersforum.gmiratings.com/2012/01/small-print-2.html