The folks on the Compensation and Benefits Committee at Ameriprise Financial (AMP) feel our pain. “We realize,” they say in the company’s proxy, filed Monday, “executive compensation can be a complicated subject,” so they’ve “tried to make this year’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis easier to read.”
And yes, the font used in the footnotes to the [...]

As anyone who reads SEC filings regularly knows, today’s a big deadline for companies on a calendar year, which means that filings are backed up like planes at LaGuardia. All of us here at footnoted are finding lots of interesting things and while not all of them are juicy enough to warrant a post, it’s [...]

As footnoted regulars know, companies that file late on a Friday, especially before a holiday weekend, tend to be trying to hide something. So it’s not entirely clear to me why First Horizon (FHN) waited until late last Friday to file this preliminary proxy. One would think they’d want to shout some of the things [...]

Although gold stars are normally reserved for Fridays, Footnoted decided to start the weekend a bit early. Today’s shiny star goes to NII Holdings (NIHD), formerly known as Nextel International, which provides wireless service throughout North and South America. NII recently named long-time Board member and former executive Steve Dussek as CEO, where [...]

We’re taking a break this Friday from our usual troll of the filings for someone special. Tomorrow, Thornton “Ted” Oglove is turning 75 and I’m hoping footnoted.org’s many readers can join me in celebrating his many achievements and wish him a happy day. For those who aren’t familiar with Ted’s seminal work, The Quality of [...]