Governance Publications, Reports & Surveys
Minerva’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.
Remuneration
The Manifest Total Remuneration Survey
The Manifest …
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This Minerva Analytics briefing looks at voting trends and shareholder dissent at the top 350 UK companies. The briefing identifies the number of companies that received more than 20% on a resolution and the long-term trends in dissent, as well …
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UK Shareholder dissent hits 10 year low
Shareholder dissent among investors in the top 350 UK companies stands at 2.95% on average for 2019, lower than 10 years ago, according to Minerva Analytics’ 2019 UK Voting Review.
The figure – …
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Investors need courage of their ESG convictions
Asset owners must have the courage of their convictions to push forward with ESG policies – particularly when relevant data is hard to come by.
That was one of the overarching messages from …
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Environmental factors top list of investor priorities
Environmental and corporate governance issues topped the list of biggest priorities for the UK’s largest investors – but stewardship engagement remains an area of concern, a report reveals.
EY’s inaugural report into investor …
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FRC promises corporate governance and reporting crackdown
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is to expand its monitoring of corporate governance and reporting standards as it considers the effectiveness of its new governance code.
In its annual report for the year …
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Rise in companies deviating from Swedish governance code
The Board’s 2019 Annual Report, published this week, revealed that over a third (34 per cent) of companies that apply the Code reported at least one deviation in 2018, up from 29 …
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Median CEO pay falls, but is this the full story?
When it comes to corporate governance, no topic is more contentious than the pay of top CEOs.
The debate over whether companies pay their top executives excessively high salaries has …
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Exec Pay – The Invisible Drag on Innovation
CEO remuneration packages actively discourage innovation in UK’s top companies, new Nesta analysis finds
The way most big businesses reward their Chief Executives and other senior staff is inhibiting innovation and research …
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