FTSE 250 construction company Crest Nicholson, which emphasises its sustainable approach to housing developments, had its remuneration report rejected by shareholders at its AGM this week. There was a 58% vote against the non-binding annual remuneration implementation report. In a …
Read MoreThe revised EU’s Shareholder Rights Directive was approved by the European Parliament (EP) earlier this week and will be formally adopted by the European Council, made up of the member states, shortly. Once adopted member states have two years …
Read MoreWPP, whose chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell last year caused headlines for a £70m pay package, has announced its final investment performance figures for its controversial long term incentive scheme, LEAP.
The WPP figures show that Sir Martin Sorrell …
Read MoreMore evidence of board gender diversity challenges were recently revealed, this time in Singapore. Female directors at companies listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) are paid 56.8% of male directors’ remuneration on average indicating a 43.2% pay gap according …
Read MoreExecutive pay, executive remuneration, say on pay, bonus or LTIP. Whatever it is called, CEO pay has become one of the most talked about issues in corporate governance in recent years.
Executive Pay Guidelines
Over the past 30 years …
Read MoreThere are many phrases and jargon used in responsible investment. The following is an evolving list of terms and explanations.
AGM | Annual general meeting of shareholders. |
Corporate Governance | The process by which companies are managed. |
Concert Party | A group of |
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has argued that it needs more powers to take enforcement action against directors so that it can investigate and prosecute all directors for financial reporting breaches and associated issues of integrity, rather than only …
Read MoreIn a recent edition of The Times, Financial Editor Patrick Hosking wrote an item entitled “Adviser is accused of mafia‑style shakedown” in which the business community raised concerns about the potential conflicts of interest in the governance services industry. It …
Read MoreIn the run up to the introduction of the UK’s remuneration regulations in 2012, the headlines and much of the political commentary suggested that shareholders were in need of extra powers to control executive pay. What the Thomas Cook vote…
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