Companies within the energy sector must take investor proposals regarding environmental policies seriously, handling them proactively and strategically.

Tesco CEO Philip Clarke waived his $589,000 bonus and his annual compensation was cut almost in half, following a lackluster performance from the U.K. supermarket chain.

Tesco CEO Philip Clarke waived his $589,000 bonus and his annual compensation was cut almost in half, following a lackluster performance from the U.K. supermarket chain.

Shareholders in Simon Property rejected an eight-year compensation package awarded to Chief Executive David Simon, which included an annual base salary of $1.25 million and stock awards valued at $132 million over the eight-year term.

Shareholders in Simon Property rejected an eight-year compensation package awarded to Chief Executive David Simon, which included an annual base salary of $1.25 million and stock awards valued at $132 million over the eight-year term.

Shareholders in Simon Property rejected an eight-year compensation package awarded to Chief Executive David Simon, which included an annual base salary of $1.25 million and stock awards valued at $132 million over the eight-year term.

Chesapeake Energy cut its directors' pay by 20 percent and cut personal use of corporate airplanes amid criticism of the company's management and certain financial transactions.

For the fifth year The Wall Street Journal has partnered with Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, on its annual survey of CEO Compensation.

For the fifth year The Wall Street Journal has partnered with Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, on its annual survey of CEO Compensation.

For the fifth year The Wall Street Journal has partnered with Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, on its annual survey of CEO Compensation.

WSJ expects J.P. Morgan Chase to try to claw back some of the pay it awarded to executives and traders at the unit under scrutiny.

A Silicon Valley court loss shows how much a CFO may still be on the hook for improperly accounting for employee compensation expense.

The average tenure of CEOs of U.S. firms has shortened from 10 years to about five and a half years.

JPMorgan Chase shareholders voted in favor of Jamie Dimon retaining his jobs as chairman, CEO and director, despite the recently disclosed $2 billion loss at the company.

Morgan Stanley investors approved the firm's 2011 executive-compensation plan.

Former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will be leaving the company without receiving severance pay.

At least 12 shareholder "say on pay" resolutions have received a "no" majority vote this proxy season.

“Compensation decisions taken in relation to short-term criteria have not reflected the long-term interests of the companies concerned. Cases such as these erode popular support for capitalism.” -- Henry Jackson Initiative for Inclusive Capitalism report

Judge Frank Forchione has approved a settlement in a shareholder suit against Diebold, in which the company will split the chairman and CEO roles and add an independent board member.

Unions and pension funds that hold about 2.6 million shares of Allstate will vote against the company's "say-on-pay" provision for the second straight year after Chief Executive Tom Wilson's compensation rose 20% in 2011.