One of the most common arguments against ESOPs as public policy is that they are too risky to be good retirement plans. Not only is a substantial portion of plan assets in a single security, but that security is tied to the employees' paychecks.
The employee ownership fellows program at Rutgers University is inviting applications from doctoral students, pre/post-tenure scholars, and experts with professional degrees in U.S. institutions in the social sciences and humanities for the 2017-2018 fellowship competition.
The International Employee Stock Option Coalition, a coalition of 26 business groups and 51 companies, has been formed to oppose a proposal from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to require companies to account for the value of options at grant.
Dozens of companies are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for backdating stock options. The Manhattan U.S. District Attorney's Office has also issued several subpoenas in launching a criminal probe.
Dozens of companies may be under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for backdating stock options. The Manhattan U.S. District Attorney's Office has also issued several subpoenas in launching a criminal probe.
Opponents of expensing stock options have made some headway in the House on legislation to limit expensing to options for the top five executives of public companies. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has joined 39 other members as a sponsor for H.R.
Proposals to require that Intel and PeopleSoft expense their stock options narrowly lost in recent votes. The closeness of the votes is further evidence that the tide toward expensing has shifted.
The software industry in India is starting to use broad options in a number of companies. In the September 27th issue of The Wall Street Journal, Infosys is profiled in a cover story about Indian software gurus.
