As shareholders are asked to get more involved with executive pay monitoring, the problem for many investors is how to judge what is reasonable – traditional bonus plans have resulted in plans which are not aligned with performance. Basing bonuses …
Read MoreThis month’s guest article is by Professor Jill Solomon, Department of Management, King’s College London
There is global scientific consensus that climate change is progressing far more rapidly and with far greater severity than previously anticipated. Climate change is a …
Read MoreThe September edition of the Manifest/MM&K Total Remuneration Survey was released this week and includes updates from companies with March and June year-ends.
The survey is unique in taking into account the changing mix of compensation from salary and bonus …
Read MoreThe Irish Stock Exchange is considering whether there should be a stand-alone Irish corporate governance code following revelations of governance shortcomings in the market. According to a new report by accountants Grant Thornton, Ireland has seen a sharp decline in …
Read MoreInsitutional investors can shape the governance debate more effectively by integrating ownership into their mainstream investment activiites according to a new position paper published by Eumedion, the Dutch shareholders group.
As the paper points out, the focus around the publication …
Read MoreWhile shareholder resolutions and countermotions are still relatively rare in Europe, they are a core feature of the US market. Here Allie Monaco of ProxyGovernance has highlighted some of February and March’s more interesting proposals.…
Read MoreDespite tumbling stock market valuations the impact of overseas shareholders in the UK stock market is greater than ever. This could have far reaching implications for the UK government’s attempt to beef up corporate governance.
According to figures released this …
Read MoreHow much more work should auditors do for quoted companies? How comfortable are shareholders with the potential for further dilution of the independence of the annual audit? We don’t have the answers immediately to hand, but responses to the Federation …
Read MoreThe Manifest/MM&K Total Remuneration Survey 2009 was published this week. Here is the press coverage it has received so far:
Bloomberg: Chief executive officers at Britain’s leading 100 companies received pay increases last year even as the FTSE 100 Index …
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