While discussing executive compensation SEC Chief Chris Cox
speaks out on stock option back-dating...
And so does former SEC Chief, Harvey Pitt,
who suggests that a goodly portion of top-execs' pay should be locked away to ensure good behavior...
Pension funds, for their part,
come out swinging...
Meanwhile, the number of
companies under investigation for shady back-dating rises to 45, including prominent new initiate Monster.com.
-- MDT