Committees

Article | October 25th, 2013

The Changing Landscape for Incentive Pay

Mike Blanchard of Blanchard Consulting Group writes about ways banks are changing incentive pay to reflect a pay-for-performance culture.

By: Michael Blanchard
Article | October 23rd, 2013

The Board’s Role in Succession Planning

Attorneys at Barack Ferrazzano discuss the board’s fiduciary duty in succession planning, questions to ask management, and how to address board succession.

By: Donald L. Norman, Jr., Andrew K. Strimaitis
Article | October 11th, 2013

Succession at the Top: Lessons Learned from CEO Transitions

Alan Kaplan of Kaplan & Associates, Inc., draws on his experiences with succession planning to offer advice for boards.

By: Alan J. Kaplan
Article | October 2nd, 2013

Designing Annual Incentives to Improve Pay for Performance

Pearl Meyer & Partners looks at what banks do to reward performance of executives, and how to structure incentive plans well.

By: Ryan Compaan
Article | September 30th, 2013

Part I: Best Practices of Bank Boards

Jim McAlpin of Bryan Cave LLP offers the top 10 best practices for bank boards, culled from his and his partners’ experiences attending hundreds of board meetings during the past several decades.

By: Jim McAlpin
Article | September 27th, 2013

Banks Pay Higher Salaries, But There is More Turnover

Crowe Horwath LLP reports on its annual Financial Institutions Compensation Survey.

By: Timothy Reimink
Article | September 20th, 2013

How Mergers Can Impact Deferred Compensation Plans: Part I

What if a bank being sold has a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP)? Could that trigger a so-called golden parachute clause with tax consequences for the acquiring bank? The answer is yes.

By: David Shoemaker, Becky Pressgrove
Article | September 13th, 2013

Changing the Way We Pay

Bank Director asks compensation committee members and CEOs what innovative changes they have made to compensation plans recently.

By: Bank Director Staff Writer
Article | August 30th, 2013

The FASB’s Proposal on Credit Losses: What’s the Status?

Crowe Horwath LLP describes the latest proposal from the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

By: Sydney Garmong
Video | August 22nd, 2013

The Role of the Audit Committee

John Palmer of ICS Consulting Partners reviews the basic skills and requirements that every audit committee needs be successful today.

By: John Palmer