Highly Paid CEOs Produce Poor Returns For Investors; Here Are The Most Overpaid Ones

The argument over CEO pay has been raging for many decades, but with wealth inequality increasing around the world, the chorus of those calling for CEO pay to be restrained is growing louder. Highly CEO payouts are usually justified as retainers -- to keep the right people you need to pay them well. What’s more, shareholders have been willing to turn a blind eye to CEO excess if the manager in question has delivered for investors. So are there too many Overpaid CEOs and if so how do we determine whether they are being paid too much?

Overpaid CEOs: Not good for investors 

Research from the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation has now thrown cold...