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The JP Morgan trading issues reflected a lapse in governance. But beyond risk oversight, they also called into question the way in which top executives at the largest banks are paid. Here’s a link to my article on Fortune.com.

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/14/j-p-morgans-debacle-its-time-to-talk-exec-pay/

I had the opportunity to design incentive programs using risk based measures in the mid-90s. Implemented properly, these kinds of pay programs can work very effectively to focus executives and managers on the right measures of success. I have written on this topic over the last 15 years, including further information on the regulatory requirements of the sound compensation guidance.  (See http://www.thevaluealliance.com/publications.htm.)

Related to the New York Fed Staff report, the issues raised in the article today include issues on pay I have elaborated on in more detail in these recent articles.

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/16/the-terrible-cost-the-u-s-pays-for-derivatives/

http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/30/ceo-pay-us-economy/

The implications for our economy are clear. The solutions may not come easily, but it is important that we work together to find them.

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