It was the 2nd largest grant in US corporate history according to Equilar.

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According to Equilar, an executive compensation data firm, between 2007 and 2011, CEO pay including salary, stock, options, bonuses and other compensation, rose 23%.

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The analysis by Equilar, the US-based pay research company, shows chief executive pay at several banks is still significantly lower than its pre-crisis high.

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According to Equilar, an executive compensation data firm, 84% of the Fortune 100 companies publicly disclosed clawback policies in 2011, up from a mere 17.6% in 2006.

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The highest paid CEO, according to Equilar: Philippe P.

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The Times ran a piece about the compensation levels for the top executives at 200 big American companies, freshly updated with research from Equilar, an executive compensation data firm in Redwood City, Calif.

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In the first three months of 2008, eight chief executives of major U.S. companies, including Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley and First American agreed to forgo their bonuses, compared to 4 for the previous twelve months, according to Equilar's research.

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In the U.S. however there has been a noticeable increase in the number of top executives giving up their bonus since the start of the year, according to Alexander Cwirko-Godycki, research manager at California-based Equilar, which conducts research on executive compensation.

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