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Governance Reports, Publications & Surveys
Manifest’s extensive database and industry contacts allow us to provide you with an in-depth look at and wider perspective on corporate governance
and corporate social responsibility issues.
Here you can find a series of studies, reports and round table forums for readers to gain greater insight into Manifest research and the opinions
of experts on a range of topics such as proxy voting levels and executive pay.
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Remuneration
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Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey 2008
May 2008
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FROM £300
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Manifest & Independent Remuneration Solutions are delighted to announce the
2008 edition of their comprehensive review
of executive director remuneration. Detailing all elements of remuneration, the
survey provides essential data for remuneration committees and institutional
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Directors' Remuneration
A Pan-European Perspective
July 2006
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FROM £295
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Manifest looks across 15 EU markets, including the UK to look at:
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Disclosure of Remuneration Policy
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Shareholder voting on remuneration
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Disclosure standards
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Voting an share-based incentive schemes
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Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey 2006
Sept 2006
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FROM £300 |
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Manifest & Independent Remuneration Solutions are delighted to announce the
2006 edition of their comprehensive review
of executive director remuneration. Detailing all elements of remuneration, the
survey provides essential data for remuneration committees and institutional
investors.
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Directors' Remuneration Report Disclosure
October 2003 (HTML, 29KB)
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From 31/12/2002, UK quoted companies will be required to operate a stricter reporting regime for disclosure of
executive remuneration. The objective of the new legislations is to, ‘ensure greater transparency’, ‘improve accountability’, and, ‘strengthen links
between performance and pay’. Manifest explains the new reporting requirements for executive remuneration in annual reports and considers the
implications for investors. |
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Executive Compensation- An Investor's Guide
September 2002 (HTML, 97KB)
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How are CEOs paid? How important are options versus other forms long-term compensation? Is a typical UK CEO
paid in the same way as their US counterpart? What are LTIPs?
How much are CEOs paid in total? Has this increased (in real terms) over time? How is this split between
the various components of pay? Are UK CEOs under or over paid in international terms? Is pay linked to performance?
What are the internal mechanisms by which pay is set? Do Remuneration Committee help to constrain executive
pay? Do Remuneration Committees help to improve the link between pay and performance? Does combining the roles of chairman and CEO result in higher
pay and weaker pay-performance links?
Peter Pope and Steven Young of the International Centre For Research In Accounting, Lancaster University demonstrate
how Manifest data can provide practical help on the sometimes controversial topic of executive remuneration.
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The Manifest Forum: Executive Remuneration
July 2002 (HTML, 152KB)
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Those debating executive pay agreed the issues goes to the heart of how a company can be run properly for the long term
and how seriously fund managers really take corporate governance and the voting rights they have.
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Proxy Poll Trends |
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Proxy Voting 2007 - A Pan-European Perspective
November 2007
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FROM £295 |
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Manifest's 10th proxy poll survey. This pan-European survey of shareholder
voting trends covers the national blue-chip indices in Belgium, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland as well as the UK
indices. For the first time, we have teamed up with Georgeson, the world’s
leading proxy solicitation firm, in the production of this wide-ranging
research. With the rise of engaged and informed share voting, effective
communication between issuers and their shareholders has never been more
important. More >>
"This report helpfully brings into focus some of the structural challenges to constructive
engagement between boards and their shareholders."
Sir Christopher Hogg
Chairman,
Financial Reporting Council & Board
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Voting Review 2005
May 2006
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Manifest's review of the
issues proposed to shareholders during 2005 together with a detailed analysis
of the results. For the first time the review has been extended to cover national blue-chip
indices in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain,
Sweden and Switzerland.
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UK Voting Review 2004
November 2004 (PDF, 62-page, 375KB)
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Manifest's annual review of the issues proposed to shareholders during the proxy season together with
a detailed analysis of the results. This is the most comprehensive report of its kind and is a must
read for investors and issuers alike.
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Corporate Governance
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Directors' Liability Discharge Resolutions June 2008 (PDF,
48-page, 487KB)
Proposals to discharge directors of liabilities routinely appear on shareholder
meetings’ agendas in many European markets. But what do they mean? What are the implications for
shareholders. This report takes an in-depth look at 13 markets to highlight the key issues for
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UK Corporate Governance Milestones
September 2004 (PDF, 5-page, 94KB)
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An overview of the developments that have led to the new Combined Code and recent thinking on
shareholder activism and engagement. |
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Female Directors in the FTSE
350
October 2002 (PDF, 27-page, 158KB)
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How important is board diversity? Manifest has analysed the presence, prominence and remuneration of female directors
amongst FTSE 350 companies. As reported in
Financial Mail on Sunday 3/11/02. |
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Myners Voting Report
January 2004 (PDF, 44-page, 235KB)
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The much awaited review of the UK proxy voting system by Paul Myners on behalf of the Shareholder
Voting Working Group was released on 3 February 2004. Manifest has played a full and active role in assisting Mr Myners and his team and fully
endorses many of the Report's findings.
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Corporate Social Responsibility |
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The Manifest Forum: The Role of NGOs and Fund Managers in SRI
June 2002 (HTML, 120KB) |
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Socially responsibility cannot be ignored by companies or investors. Here NGOs and fund managers discussed how they
could work together to ensure that social responsible investment could be developed further in the future. |
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