If you are trusting a Rabbi Trust to protect your retirement savings, then you might have been a little taken aback last month if you read the headline, “Ruby Tuesday Tells Court (And Retirees): ‘Pension Funds Are Ours.” In his article published in entirety below, Attorney Mike Melbinger does (as always) a thorough job breaking down the sequence of events impacting the Ruby Tuesday nonqualified plan participants.
Section 409A Meets 162(m) and Some NQDC Plans May Need to be Amended by December 31
Thank you, Mike Melbinger, for the following in-depth update on a problem no one apparently saw coming. We’ve enclosed below the full text of Mike’s article published on December 2, 2020: “Section 409A Meets 162(m) and Some Deferred Compensation Plans and Agreements May Need to be Amended by December 31,” followed by his additional postscript article published shortly thereafter.
Phil Currie Looks at Executive Retirement Plans in October PSX Magazine
Do you feel like you are “stuck with your SERP?” In this month’s issue of PSX: People Strategy Exchange, you’ll find cutting edge views and perspectives on all things relating to people strategy; a fresh take on human resources issues and executive benefits plan solutions. Access the magazine here. And read “A New Look at Executive Retirement Plans,” from Phil Currie …
Changing Executive Compensation Plans & Performance-Based SERPs
Online Human Resources publication “The Exchange for People Strategy” recently published an article by Steve Broadbent and Tom Chisholm regarding the impact of changing regulations on executive compensation strategies, and how performance-based SERPs provide solid answers to maintaining a balanced and incentivizing compensation plan. The Exchange is a monthly publication you can receive directly to your inbox. We invite you to become a subscriber …
New Article by Stephen Kaufman: Key Watchwords in Long Term Incentive Compensation
A new article by Stephen Kaufman of Fulcrum Partners appears in the February issue of PSX: The People Strategy Exchange EMagazine. Kaufman’s article, “Key Watchwords in Long Term Incentive Compensation: Efficiency, Diversification and Performance,” is available in the online issue of the magazine as well as on the Fulcrum Partners website Resources page. Download the full magazine here: PSX: The …
Fulcrum Partners LLC Releases Report on Executive Benefits in a Downturn Economy
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL– One of the nation’s largest executive benefits consultancies, Fulcrum Partners LLC, announces the release of the white paper: “Using SERPs to Create a Balanced Executive Compensation Program.” The authors of the report, Peter Lupo and Bruce Brownell, look at how a struggling economy can highlight the extent to which design flaws within some equity programs may …
Fulcrum Partners Releases White Paper: Using SERPs to Create a Balanced Executive Compensation Program
Fulcrum Partners LLC has released a new white paper report, titled, “Using SERPs to Create a Balanced Executive Compensation Program.” In many situations, the introduction of a supplemental executive retirement program, (SERP) helps promote a more diversified ‘portfolio’ approach to executive rewards. We invite you to read the full report to learn more. The report, authored by Peter Lupo and Bruce Brownell can be read …