Keyword(s): compensation
02/17/13
Kimbro, Marinilka Barros and Xu, Danielle, Should Shareholders Have a Say on Executive Compensation? Evidence from Say-on-Pay in the United States (February 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2209936 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2209… more »
08/22/12
found on Slate:
Slate: Brazil's Central Bank Staff Goes On Strike, August 8, 2012
Keywords: Monetary Policy, Inflation more »
08/03/12
05:51:11 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
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Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement
Ang, Andrew and Sorensen, Morten, Risks, Returns, and Optimal Holdings of Private Equity: A Survey of Existing Approaches (July 30, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2119849Abstract: "We survey the academic literature that e… more »
05/01/12
Following is an analysis of a broad data set. Examples of excesses (statistical outliers) are another story.Gao, Huasheng, Lemmon, Michael and Li, Kai, Are CEOs in U.S. Public Firms Overpaid? New Evidence from Private Firms (April 29, 2012). Availabl… more »
04/16/12
02:21:15 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 246 words
Categories: Deals, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance
Noe, Thomas H., Blood and Money: Kin Altruism and the Governance of the Family Firm (April 15, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2039870
Abstract:
"This paper develops a theory of family-firm governance based on inclusive fit… more »
02/20/12
08:50:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 61 words
Categories: Deals, Performance Measurement, Market Characteristics
Following paper is some years old but still important as it shows that capital structure matters a lot in designing incentive schemes which do not create moral hazard issues. Debt is an important factor in such structuring.
Koufopoulos, Kostas, Manag… more »
09/27/11
07:09:29 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 270 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Banks/Investment Banks
In a new article on Vox, professors Frey and Osterloh mention consequences of bonus cultures in financial institutions and argue that there could be alternative models for compensation and motivation of employees. Vox: Variable pay-for-performance is… more »
09/02/11
08:16:32 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 517 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
James Kwak has a great article in "The Atlantic" about why often founders make the best leaders:The Atlantic: Steve Jobs's Law: Why Founders Make the Best Leaders, by James Kwak, Sep. 1, 2011"This year, dozens of startup company founders will be… more »
07/22/11
08:36:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 190 words
Categories: Statistics, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance
Robinson, David T. and Sensoy, Berk A., Do Private Equity Fund Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance (July 20, 2011). Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2011-14; Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 20… more »
05/20/11
06:38:54 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 230 words
Categories: Investment, Academic, Bankruptcy
De Groot, Wilma and Huij, Joop, Is the Value Premium Really a Compensation for Distress Risk? (May 13, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1840551Conclusion of the researchers:"This study re-examines the relation between the value… more »
04/26/11
08:48:21 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 417 words
Categories: Entrepreneurship/Leadership/Innovation
For those who are awestruck by Ueli Steck's solo performance at the Eiger (see previous post) we re-post a link to a study which shows that team performance can also lead to extraordinary results:
"Lessons from Everest: The Interaction of Cognitiv… more »
03/16/11
06:06:21 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 230 words
Categories: Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance
This is an interesting new paper by researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Claremont McKenna College about CEO compensation in private equity backed companies versus compensation in public companies:
Cronqvist, Henrik and Fahlenbra… more »
02/23/11
05:22:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 137 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Regulation
Find here two links to recent papers by ECGI on management/CEO compensation. The papers show that regulation does often not have the expected effects. Looking at the market, a combination of strengthening shareholder rights and increased firm transpa… more »
02/21/11
Rapp, Marc Steffen, Sperling, Marco O. and Wolff, Michael, Who is Asking the Shareholders? Voting on Management Compensation in German Listed Firms – Evidence from the Annual Meeting Season 2010 (Wer fragt die Aktionäre? - Abstimmung über das Vorstandsve… more »
02/11/11
11:12:07 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 211 words
Categories: Corporate Governance, Banks/Investment Banks
Bank Executive Compensation And Capital Requirements Reform, Sanjai Bhagat, University of Colorado at Boulder, Brian Bolton, University of New Hampshire, Jan. 2011
Abstract:
"We study the executive compensation structure in the largest 14 U.S. fina… more »
01/10/11
Source: Angry Bear (click on graphs for larger images)Graph 1 shows how the unemployment rate in European countries looked in 2007 before the Eurozone entered recession and chart 2 shows how the unemployment rates in European countries look now. Diff… more »
12/31/10
09:25:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 420 words
Categories: Valuation, Statistics, Performance Measurement
This is a great and comprehensive analysis about the US private equity industry performance and contract terms:Robinson, David T. and Sensoy, Berk A., Private Equity in the 21st Century: Cash Flows, Performance, and Contract Terms from 1984-2010 (Dec… more »
12/28/10
08:51:46 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 227 words
Categories: Academic, Valuation Issues, Statistics
Nguyen, Bang Dang and Nielsen, Kasper Meisner, What Death can Tell: Are Executives Paid for Their Contributions to Firm Value? (May 11, 2010). Paris December 2010 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - AFFI. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1695366Ba… more »
12/20/10
03:10:02 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 10 words
Categories: Economics United States, Economics Europe, Economics Global
Keywords: Nassim Taleb, Investment Banker's Compensation, US Economy, European Economy more »
11/28/10
08:29:06 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 1176 words
Categories: Central Banks/Government, Banks/Investment Banks, Regulation
How to Improve the Financial-Reform LawA brief proposal to protect the system—without stifling innovation23 November 2010Now that the Dodd-Frank financial-reform bill has become law, the real battle begins. Despite the law’s 2,000 pages—or po… more »
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