A new report from DolmatConnell & Partners reflects on the collapse of Bear Stearns and its impact on future executive compensation design. One of the essay's key points is an eye-opener: "The Bear Stearns compensation program appears to have been designed appropriately and responsibly, incorporating many best practices."

Committee chairs are being paid significantly more than their colleagues on the board, according to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) report on 2007-2008 director pay. But the report doesn't answer what readers really want to see: what, exactly, is the median board member compensation?

A new Protiviti survey finds that many FORTUNE 1000 companies and large not-for-profits continue to “strive” to define their fraud prevention, deterrence, and detection strategies.

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Aflac shareholders are quacking about executive pay, but longtime CEO Daniel Amos insists that he’s not quaking.

It’s no joke: sense of humor figures as a key competency for internal auditors.

As companies clean up yet another disaster, this time the subprime mess, it's become clear that what we need is a more innovative set of corporate scandal lessons.