Glossary

ERI Economic Research Institute is pleased to provide an expanded and updated glossary of commonly used compensation terms and formulas for your ongoing reference.

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SEC

The SEC (the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission) is the principal federal regulatory agency, which regulates the securities industry. The main function of the SEC is to promote full disclosure and it exists to protect investors, in the securities market, against practices that are fraudulent or manipulative. SEC enforces several acts, including but not limited to the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act.

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Common Compensation Terms and Formulas

  • Includes the latest updates: Compensable factors, defined benefit plan, job leveling, lead differential, shift differential and more.
  • Salary structure formulas and strategies
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