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- Boss sees the raise amid economic clouds; CEO pay rises 26.3% while earnings decrease.(Richard Manoogian of Masco Corp. is metro Detroit's highest paid chief executive officer)(Statistical Data Included)
- Metro Detroit's 50 top-paid CEOs of public companies pocketed a median compensation increase of 26.3 percent for a year in which more than half their companies reported decreased earnings. Executive-compensation experts said the numbers may not tel Metro Detroit's 50 top-paid CEOs of public...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- The highest-paid CEOs among leading commercial insurers/reinsurers.
- When news about the formation of financial services conglomerate Citigroup Inc. hit the insurance industry, many opined about what the future would hold for the traditional insurance professional. Now, almost a year after the deal was completed, o When news about the formation...
- Research articles 1999-08-30
- CEOs' cash compensation rises 7% in 1996: BI study. (Business Insurance periodical; insurance industry CEOs)
- CHICAGO - Compared with the huge 1995 jump in insurance executives' annual compensation, last year's salary increases were modest, though nothing to frown about. The average combined salary and bonus for chief executive officers last year was $1,392,6CHICAGO - Compared with the huge 1995 jump in...
- Research articles 1997-09-01
- Products & Services.(Travelers Bond's new personal directors and officers' policy; CIGNA and Mellon units to offer retirement plans; Watson Wyatt & Co's real-time compensation/benefits statements online; and other industry briefs)(Briefs)
- Travelers unit offers personal D&O cover HARTFORD, Conn.-A new policy from Travelers Bond, a division of Travelers Property Casualty Corp., offers personal asset coverage for directors and officers. The coverage, called Broad Form PLUS+, pay Travelers unit offers personal D&O cover...
- Research articles 2002-12-23
- Economic uptick won't generate salary hikes; Study: Execs to get tiny raises in '04.(News)
- Byline: BOB TITA The economy may be growing stronger, but salary hikes for Chicago-area managers next year will be positively wimpy. Despite signs that the long-awaited economic rebound has arrived, companies aren't ready to dole out hefty raise Byline: BOB TITA...
- Research articles 2003-10-27
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- Pay model hurts corporate image: but surveys differ on whether their pay is excessive.(COMPENSATION)(Brief article)
- Corporate directors and institutional investors generally agree that the way executives are paid in the United States detracts from the corporate image. But these groups disagree whether it has improved corporate performance or produced excessive compensation, says Watson Wyatt World, a global consulting firm. ...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Watson Wyatt reports many companies deciding against pay rises.
- MEXICO CITY, Jan 27, 2003 (El Universal/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- The scarce or non-existent benefit of wage increases for workers and companies is beginning to give companies the idea of not giving any raises this year and instead look for other...
- Research articles 2003-01-28
- Ten Tips to Cut Compensation Costs (Without Cutting Staff)
- The Find: For compassionate managers looking to avoid lay-offs and retain key talent through the slowdown, one consultancy is offering tips on how to hold down compensation costs without cutting staff levels. The Source: 10 principles for managing employee reward in 2009 from consultancy Watson Wyatt. ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- No Collusion With Pay Consultants: Wharton Study
- Boards of directors can understandably be blind-sided by executive compensation issues. The media is filled with tales of hubris and excess while regulators require more details and explanations of how pay packages are drawn up and what CEOs must do to earn them. Pay consultants have a...
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. If you wish to ask a question please press star followed by one on your touchtone telephone. If your question has been answered or you wish to withdraw your question, please dial star followed by two. Questions will be taken in...
- Earnings calls 2008-11-05
- Ten Tips to Retain Staff in Emerging Markets
- The Find: With inflation affecting emerging markets across the globe, you'll need to take measures to ensure you retain staff through the current economic crisis. The Source: An article by consultancy Watson Wyatt entitled "Strategic Rewards in an Inflationary Environment" The Takeaway: Inflation is...
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
- Hirings.
- American Medical Response GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. - American Medical Response hired Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting as investment consultant to its $165 million 401k/profit-sharing plan, said Kurt Ronsen, director of compensation and benefit American Medical Response GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. - American...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- Pay for Performance Clearly at the Forefront.
- TORONTO, Oct 03, 2000 Organizations are increasingly offering stock options and other pay incentives to employees outside the executive suite in order to compete for key talent, according to the Annual Canadian Salary Survey released by Watson Wyatt Worldwide. A second study also released...
- Research articles 2000-10-04
- Government Regulation of Exec Pay is Needed -- True/False?
- A great debate is brewing on a Harvard Business Publishing blog devoted to the question should government have a hand in setting executive pay, as the Obama administration now proposes. My answer: No, of course not --enter weasel factor -- except in this case, where company executives...
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Is Executive Pay Broken? | HBR IdeaCast
- The economic crisis has re-ignited a longstanding controversy over executive compensation. People are asking whether executive pay schemes work in the best interest of companies, their shareholders, and the economy at large. Ira Kay, Global Practice Director of Executive Compensation Consulting at Watson-Wyatt worldwide, and Anne Sheehan, Director of Corporate...
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Few executive pay changes expected
- Although sweeping changes in executive compensation programs proposed in January by the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC are expected to be approved this year, most companies aren't rushing to change their programs yet, according to a new Watson Wyatt Worldwide poll. The proposed new rules are the most significant...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Is CEO Pay Finally Becoming Rational?
- Barrage after barrage of shareholders and media disgust over excessive executive compensation appears to be taking its toll. At least one recent study shows that CEO pay is starting to align more precisely with performance. Â A recent Watson Wyatt consulting report shows that "significant adjustments" regarding CEO...
- Blog posts 2009-01-19
- Companies benefit when CEOs hold stock.(Brief Article)
- A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman and chief executive officer of Elyria-based Invacare Corp., is certain the relationship between executive compensation and company performance is symbiotic. And it is especially so for stock ownership, he said, supporting the findings of a recent executive compensation study...
- Research articles 2001-04-23
- Watson Wyatt Acquires KPMG's Canadian Compensation and Rewards Practice.
- TORONTO, Aug 17, 2000 TORONTO, Aug 17, 2000
- Research articles 2000-08-17
- DOES PERFORMANCE MATTER?
- Companies know that rewarding a job well done is the quickest route to top-notch, motivated employees. Problem is, employers aren't putting their money where their mouths are.In a Watson Wyatt survey of 113 Canadian organizations' compensation practices, 74% of employers said short-term incentives such as performance bonuses are key to...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
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