The NAPF has written to the Chairmen of all FTSE 350 companies urging executive pay restraint and making it clear that company remuneration should be aligned with the long-term interests of shareholders, including pension funds. The letter suggests that a …
Read MoreMergers frequently result in large one-time payouts to executives of the acquired company, through change-in-control payments and acceleration of equity awards. Several recent mergers, however, have highlighted how significant those deferred costs can be for shareholders.
Executives at oilfield-services company …
Read MoreEuropean companies fail to link executive pay to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance according to new research published by Eurosif (European Sustainable Investment Forum).
The report, produced in association with an investor-led steering committee including Groupama Asset Management, Henderson …
Read MoreXstrata may find that its remuneration report resolution hits the headlines yet again on May 5th. Against a backdrop of general public hostility towards high director bonuses and greater shareholder scrutiny on remuneration reports resolutions, resulting in higher …
Read MoreThirty US investors representing assets over $1 billion to have written to 17 financial companies asking for a say on pay this proxy season. The letter, addressed to addressed to the CEO and Chairs of the Compensation and Governance Committees …
Read MoreUS pay czar Kenneth Feinberg has waded into the bankers’ bonus debate with a range of sweeping cuts and demands for corporate governance reforms.
On the pay front the proposals are to cut the packages of the top 25 executives …
Read MoreAustralia is proposing some innovative steps to address concerns about executive pay. This week, the Productivity Commission released a detailed discussion document outlining a series of reforms which it hopes will improve board accountability, remove conflicts of interest and enhance …
Read MoreThe preliminary proxy statement filed by Verizon Communications ahead of their AGM on 6 May has revealed that the former President and Chief Operating Officer, Dennis Strigl, who retired from the company effective 31 December 2009, will receive a separation …
Read MoreChanges in the Executive Suite Lead to Expensive Consulting Deals
Widely seen by analysts as one of the weaker performers in the U.S. meat sector, Tyson Foods, Inc. has its third CEO in as many years. In early 2009, Richard …
Read MoreAfter weeks of will they, won’t they and political horse-trading Britain’s top banks have committed to implement the remuneration reforms agreed by the G20 in Pittsburgh.
The five banks, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS, and Standard Chartered – have confirmed their …
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