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June 11, 2018
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Compensation Committees and the Incentive-Plan-Information Gap

What boards don’t understand can hurt the goal-setting process

By Todd Sirras and Greg Arnold

One of the toughest challenges for a board’s compensation committee is the approval of incentive plan goals. And the biggest hurdle is a gap of information.

The management team proposes the goals but is closer to the day-to-day operations of business and has a better sense of the difficulty of the objectives. Meanwhile, a compensation committee must balance goal-setting that is fair and properly motivates management with payouts that are appropriate for the results delivered to shareholders. 

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Board Break


Buffett and JPMorgan's Dimon Want to Ditch Quarterly Earnings Estimates

By Eve Tahmincioglu

Is the practice of corporations filing quarterly earnings estimates stifling innovation?

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett and JPMorgan CEO and Chairman Jaime Dimon are lobbying to have Corporate America ditch earnings estimates now done quarterly.

The issue of short-termism has been plaguing corporations as executives have focused on short-term gains in lieu of long-term value. That has hampered innovations in products and services, many argue, including Buffett and Dimon.

Gary Lutin, chairman of The Shareholder Forum and Peter Gleason, CEO and president of the NACD, weigh in.

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In the News


T op European Investment Firm Draws a Line on Climate Change

Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has said it will take action against companies that are not addressing the risks of climate change.

LGIM, one of the biggest investment funds in Europe, said it would exclude offending firms from its Future World index fund, according to a BBC report.

Directors & Boards took on the issue of environmental, social and governance issues (ESG), as part of the board’s key responsibilities and an essential part of strategic planning. Get an in-depth look here .

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Roster


Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann Joins Evoqua Board

By Barbara Wenger

Lynn Swann, a pro Football Hall of Famer and long-time NBC sportscaster, was appointed to Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Board of Directors.

Swann, who is athletic director for the University of Southern California, has extensive board experience. He is a director of Fluor Corp.’s board and audit committee, and he previously served on the boards of Caesars Entertainment Corp., Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, American Homes 4 Rent, H.J. Heinz and the PGA of America.
 

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