What's New

• NOV 2007

  Proxy Voting 2007: A
  Pan European Perspective

• SEPT 2007

  Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey 2007

• JULY 2006

  Directors' Remuneration A Pan-European Perspective

Free Reports

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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.

Recent Releases

Proxy Voting 2007 - A Pan-European Perspective

November 2007

FROM £295

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

In Association With

Remuneration

Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey 2007

Sept 2007

FROM £300

Manifest & Independent Remuneration Solutions are delighted to announce the 2007 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.

Directors' Remuneration          
A Pan-European Perspective

July 2006

FROM £295

Manifest looks across 15 EU markets, including the UK to look at:

• Disclosure of Remuneration Policy

• Shareholder voting on remuneration

• Disclosure standards

• Voting an share-based incentive schemes

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Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey 2006

Sept 2006

FROM £300

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.

Directors' Remuneration Report Disclosure

October 2003 (HTML, 29KB)

(FREE)

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.

Executive Compensation- An Investor's Guide

September 2002 (HTML, 97KB)

(FREE)

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.

The Manifest Forum: Executive Remuneration

July 2002 (HTML, 152KB)

(FREE)

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.

Proxy Poll Trends

Voting Review 2007

November 2007

FROM £295

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.

Voting Review 2005

May 2006

FROM £295

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.

UK Voting Review 2004

November 2004 (PDF, 62-page, 375KB)

(FREE)

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.

Corporate Governance

UK Corporate Governance Milestones

September 2004 (PDF, 5-page, 94KB)

(FREE)

An overview of the developments that have led to the new Combined Code and recent thinking on shareholder activism and engagement.

Female Directors in the FTSE 350

October 2002 (PDF, 27-page, 158KB)

(FREE)

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.

Myners Voting Report

January 2004 (PDF, 44-page, 235KB)

(FREE)

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.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Manifest Forum: The Role of NGOs and Fund Managers in SRI

June 2002 (HTML, 120KB)

(FREE)

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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