: "Founders, Ownership and Prenuptials

Aug 18 2009 01:59:51 PM
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: "Supreme Court to Hear Case on Executive Pay

By ADAM LIPTAK

Published: August 17, 2009

Last summer, Richard A. Posner, a federal appeals court judge, issued a surprising and prescient dissent. Executive pay is out of control, he said, and the marketplace cannot be trusted to rein it in.

Judge
Posner is a conservative with libertaria.."

: "More News On My Pet Peeve – Option Repricing

August 19, 2009, 3:44 pm

Filed under: Uncategorized

There were two news pieces today that involved option repricing that are worth mentioning.

The first was a piece about a study that tracked CEO pay in 2008. 
The article reported that CEO pay rose in 2008 despite the crumbling
economy. .."

: "3 Reasons We Know Backdating Isn't Stealing From Shareholders

John Carney|Aug. 18, 2009, 1:05 PM

When we mentioned that backdating was not a way for executives to
steal from shareholders, a number of readers reacted with incredulity.
It sure looks like it might have been bad for shareholders. If nothing
else, the amount of attention paid to.."

: "Benazir Employees Stock Option Scheme: 12% OGDCL shares to be distributed among workers

* 10,540 workers to benefit from scheme

By Ijaz Kakakhel

ISLAMABAD:
Under the Benazir Employees Stock Option Scheme (BESOS) all
arrangements have been made to distribute 12 percent or 438 million
shares of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL.."