US - The US$204bn California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has called on 25 companies to respond to allegations of stock option backdating practices for top executives.
The practice allows executives to backdate stock purchase options to secure the lowest possible market price, thus maximising potential profits regardless of performance, and CalPERS has asked the ...
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