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Executive Compensation: Companies Must Act

CEO Jonathan Spector has called on companies to help restore public trust by endorsing and implementing the principles outlined by The Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation in its September 2009 report.
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The Conference Board Economics Watch™

Will the moderate recovery that began in the second half of 2009 continue? Join Chief Economist Bart van Ark for the next Economics Watch webcast, including the outlook for 2010 and the latest global productivity data.

This monthly webcast is a complimentary service for The Conference Board member companies. It is offered twice to reach all time zones. Register to attend; we will send you the login details.

Economics Watch — Asia Perspective

Join The Conference Board’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Bart van Ark, colleagues in our China Center office in Beijing and others as they review the current economic outlook for Asia, with a special focus on China and India, in the light of global economic trends. Register to attend.

U.S. Indicators

Consumer Confidence
Index®

10.5 pts

U.S. Leading Index

0.3%

Help-Wanted Online

66,900

Employment Trends Index

0.3%

CEO Confidence

1.0 pts

The Conference Board News

Ronald Berenbeim, Business Ethics Researcher of The Conference Board, Receives Fulbright Award
The award is bestowed by the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Fund.

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increases
The Index rose for the sixth consecutive month, and is growing at the fastest rate since 1994.

Economic
Analysis
Understand how economic trends affect your business with our highly respected and closely watched economic analyses.

From the Chief Economist

Bart van Ark
Cautious Consumer Keeps U.S. Recovery Dampened

StraightTalk
Productivity Divergence May Lead to Different Rates of Recovery
Jan / Feb 2010

International Indicators
Australia 0.6%
Euro Area 0.8%
France 0.6%
Germany 0.7%
Japan 1.8%
Korea 0.3%
Mexico 0.7%
Spain 0.3%
U.K. 0.4%
U.S. 0.3%

The 2010 Release Dates for Economic Data

More economic information

Executive
Events/Forums
Participate in our trusted forums where management experts and prominent corporate leaders share their experiences and insights.

Conferences

The 2010 Executive Compensation Conference
May 5-6, 2010
Chicago, IL and
June 9-10, 2010
New York, NY

The 2010 Leadership Development Conference
May 20-21, 2010
New York, NY and
June 10-11, 2010
San Diego, CA

More conferences.

Experiential Events
How do you communicate your corporate mission throughout your organization to achieve consistency in performance?
The Gettysburg Learning Experience

Management
Knowledge
Anticipate emerging issues and confront current challenges with our authoritative research, enterprise-wide perspective, and global reach.

Economics
What are the factors that drive the employment level and the unemployment rate? Where does the U.S. labor market stand and where is it headed?
Labor Market Transitions: from Recession to Recovery
(executive action)

CEOs / C-Suite
CEOs, presidents, and chairmen indicate that growth issues will be their top challenges for 2010.
CEO Challenge 2010: Top 10 Challenges
(research report)

Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability
Can companies make sustainability-centric approaches deliver not only on the financial bottom line, but also on a broader platform of ecological and social accountabilities and goals that make up the sustainability blend?
Ready or Not: Companies and the Sustainability Tipping Point
(executive action)

Corporate Governance
This report discusses the new SEC rules and reform in detail and touches on the implications for boards of directors. Directors' Duties under the New SEC Rules on Disclosure Enhancement
(directors notes)