David Crum to lead Asset Owner Project

Minerva Analytics is pleased to announce the appointment of David Crum as Managing Director – Asset Owner Solutions. David joined the company on 1st July 2019 and will have a wide-ranging remit which …

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Solactive, the European Fintech Leader Makes Strategic Investment in Minerva.

Solactive makes strategic investment in European governance, sustainability and proxy voting firm, Minerva Analytics.

Solactive announces the completion of a strategic investment in Minerva to accelerate growth of the electronic voting, stewardship and ESG research services firm.

Following the …

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The social cost of failed stewardship


Eye-watering and unjustified CEO pay packages are corrosive of trust in business and threaten to undermine the public’s support for the way our economy operates.” That’s the conclusion of Rachel Reeves MP, …

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Micro Focus: Transaction-based award resulting in excessive pay

AGM Update:

Following the 29 March AGM, Micro Focus disclosed that the Remuneration Report was defeated with a 50.4% vote against – on a non-binding basis.  

Shareholders have become accustomed to the concept of pay for performance, but pay for …

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Lonmin plc’s major shareholder opposing KPMG’s re-appointment

Audit-related voting dissent still rare

When it comes to audit-related voting, shareholders have traditionally paid less attention to audit issues than other governance issues. Using Minerva’s VoteWatch module, this week we’re looking at two topical cases: Lonmin plc and SIG

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Blue Prism Group: LTIP structure around performance shares award

Blue Prism Group is overhauling its remuneration structure for the coming year with an increase in pay opportunity and the introduction of new long-term incentive awards. As Blue Prism is listed on AIM the company is not required to put …

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Investor Forum embraces ‘stakeholder capitalism’

AIM & remuneration disclosure: still room for improvement

Unlike their main market peers, AIM companies are not obliged to follow the detailed legislation surrounding executive pay practice. After AIM Rule 26 was changed in March 2018, they now just have …

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UK External Board Evaluation

Board evaluation: new research identifies opacity and market concentration concerns

Board evaluation, if done correctly, provides a vital tool for directors to strengthen board effectiveness. It provides an opportunity for boards to review its skills and experience; its composition …

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Sage Group: New remuneration policy in response to strategy focus

Sage Group: pensions down, shareholdings up

FTSE 100-listed accountancy software provider Sage Group plc holds its 2019 AGM on 27 February at which a new remuneration policy will be put to the shareholder vote. The policy was last approved at …

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Board chair tenure – how will companies respond?

FTSE 250-listed food retail company SSP Group holds its AGM on 21 Feb 2019 and shareholders may have noticed that the board chair, Vagn Sørensen has served on the Board since June …

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