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Most companies ignore social goals in setting CEO pay
CTV News
July 2010

We Still Have Options:
The double-deductibility of stock appreciation rights is history. Employers shouldn't loose too much sleep.
Listed Magazine
Summer 2010

More Boards Opting for Independent Pay Advisers
Joann S. Lublin, The Wall Street Journal
January 11, 2010

Banks Lift Executives’ Salaries as they Cut Bonuses
Reuters, CNBC
January 11, 2010

Banks Prepare for Bigger Bonuses, and Public’s Wrath
Louise Story and Eric Dash, The New York Times
January 10, 2010

Press Release: SEC Approves Enhanced Disclosure About Risk, Compensation and Corporate Governance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
December 16, 2009

RMG Canadian Corporate Governance Policy: 2010 Update
RiskMetrics Group
November 19, 2009

FSB Principles for Sound Compensation Practices – Implementation Standards
Financial Stability Board
September 25, 2009

Poor Year Erodes Calgary Executive Pay
Dan Healing, Calgary Herald
August 15, 2009

CCGG Policy: Board Engagement
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
July 2009

Tin Ears of Directors Are Finally Getting Tuned
Karen Mazurkewich, Financial Post
July 17, 2009

Draft Legislation on Compensation Committee and Consultant Independence
U.S. Treasury Department
July 16, 2009

2009 Executive Compensation Principles
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
June 2, 2009

Attacking the Corporate Gravy Train
The Economist
May 28, 2009

FSF Principles for Sound Compensation Practices
Financial Stability Forum
April 2, 2009

CCGG Policy: Shareholder Engagement and “Say on Pay”
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance
April 2009

Options drive rise in CEO pay
By Janet McFarland, The Globe & Mail
October 6, 2008
Hugessen Consulting is quoted in the Report on Business report on executive compensation in Canada's 100 biggest companies

CEO compensation long-time sore spot
By Barbara Shecter, National Post
October 6, 2008
An article on recent efforts on both sides of the border to rein in executive pay, with quotes from Ken Hugessen of Hugessen Consulting.

How Big a Payday for the Pay Consultants?
By Gretchen Morgenson
June 22, 2008
This article proposes the requirement of companies to disclose in their proxy statements all fees paid to consultants they hire as a measure against consultant bias.

Boards Flex Their Pay Muscles
By Joanne Lublin
April 14, 2008
This article describes how directors are increasingly exercising more clout in setting CEO compensation.

A Brighter Spotlight, Yet the Pay Rises
By Claudia H. Deustch
April 6, 2008
This article describes recent trends in executive compensation disclosures and practices amidst continuing concerns over excessive pay.

Whom Do Consultants On Pay Work For?
By David S. Hilzenrath
March 8, 2008
This article describes a House committee report which suggests that insiders at Countrywide Financial viewed the company's compensation consultant as its CEO's "personal representative".

Drowning in Data
By Michelle Leder
July 1, 2007.
This article provides an overview of the first year of the SEC's new compensation disclosure rules.

Investors vs. Pfizer: Guess Who Has the Guns?
By Gretchen Morgenson
April 23, 2006
This article describes the battle between investors and management over executive compensation at Pfizer.

A Cozy Arrangement
By Editorial Desk
April 13, 2006
This article contains commentary on the Hewitt-Verizon executive compensation story.