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SPS/GZ PROVIDES ONLINE REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT TOOL
With data security concerns, Sarbanes-Oxley controls and FAS 123(r) expensing requirements, the world of Equity Compensation has changed radically in the past
few years. To keep it all under control, new management tools are required. Software originally developed in the 1980s is just not up to meeting today's
requirements.
SPS/GZ is pleased to offer its clients with Equity Central, an online reporting and management tool for stock plan administration package. It is designed to meet and
support all your plan administration and reporting requirements.
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Five Common Myths About Broad-Based Equity Plans
During the 1990s, according to our research here at the National Center for Employee Ownership, the number of employees getting stock options ballooned
from less than one million at the start of the decade to about 10 million by the end. As of May 2009, that number has now fallen to about 9 million...
 Read full story on NCEO
Deloitte/NASPP Survey Reveals Use of Restricted Stock/Unit Awards on the Rise Globally
The winds are changing direction in the world of equity awards. The results of the International
Stock Plan Design and Administration Survey, released today by Deloitte and the National Association of
Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP), reveal that nearly 84 percent of companies now grant restricted stock and/or restricted stock unit
awards to non-U.S. employees, a 16-percent increase over 2006 and a 37-percent increase from 2004.
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Can Law Firms Really Simplify FAS 123R Reporting for CFO Clients?
Corporations depend on their CFOs to report "the numbers" each period. But what happens when
these numbers are based on data that's being tracked at the company's law firm - instead of internally?
Read full story on AccountingWeb
Should We Abolish the Federal Reserve?
Not since 1833 have there been calls to abolish a United States bank. At the time, it was President Andrew Jackson
who succeeded in abolishing The Second Bank of the United States. Today it is Congressman Ron Paul of Texas who
is calling for an end to the Federal Reserve.
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Who Makes the Laws May Break the Laws?
The U.S. government does not allow most corporations to use their own stock to finance health care plans for their employees. Then again, after being bailed out by that same government, General Motors is no longer "most corporations."
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Active Trader: All About Moving Averages
It's the question on the minds of nearly every trader: Where do we go from here? With the market up nearly 60% from its March lows, many investors fret stocks have come too far, too fast. Professional investors are turning to technical analysis - the study of price and volume movements - for clues, and right now, two indicators are coming up with unusual readings, most of which haven't been seen in decades.
Read full story on Smart Money
3 Stocks With Recently Raised Dividends
Over the last two centuries, dividend yields on U.S. stocks have averaged 4.9%, according to a 2002 study published in Financial Analysts Journal. Today, the S&P 500 index, whose component stocks make up about three-quarters of the value of the American market, yields less than 2.1%, based on forecasted payments for 2009.
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10 Tips for the First-Time Business Owner
There are far too few resources directly addressing the nonacademic trials and tribulations young entrepreneurs face along their journey. Whenever possible, I encourage up-and-comers and established entrepreneurs to mentor the next generation of dream-seekers.
Read full story on Smart Money Small Business
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The Top Ten List of Inflicting Pain at a Distance
If your organization's Remote Demonstrations are not as successful as you wish, consider using this list
as an assessment tool. If these items "ring too true" then you may want to contemplate making some
changes -
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| About Stock Plans Solutions/Green Zapato
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SPS/GZ is a boutique stock plan administration firm that focuses on small- to mid-sized public companies,
as well as private companies with broad-based equity compensation plans. The key distinction between SPS/GZ
and other outsourcing firms is our comprehensive and personal approach to stock plan administration.
Visit our website at SPSGZ.com
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