Easyjet has joined the ‘remuneration-report hall of shame’ following yesterday’s AGM when 28% of shareholders opposed its remuneration report. The revolt puts the low cost airline in the company of Shell, Grainger, Punch Taverns and who have all suffered remuneration …
Read MoreFebruary’s Guest Article is by Louise Rouse, FairPensions’ Director of Investor Engagement and looks at their recent initiative to engage with leading oil producers about their oil sands projects
The 2010 AGM season could herald both a new era of …
Shareholders are getting used to Lord Myners, the UK’s Financial Services Secretary, exhorting them to act responsibly, but his speech at the National Association of Pension Funds recent corporate governance seminar reveals some new insights.
Drawing on remuneration surveys from …
Read MoreManifest has released it’s first executive remuneration analysis using the Obermatt Bonus Index. The analysis of Swiss-quoted Novartis shows that former CEO Daniel Vasella’s received a bonus in 2009 almost three times the amount he would have been due based …
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 MoreIn a move highlighting the changing landscape of shareholder-company relations in Germany, two DAX 30 constituents are meeting with investors in advance of the first shareholder votes on executive pay. Top executives from Siemens AG and Thyssen-Krupp AG — which …
Read MoreThe Extraordinary General Court of Bank of Ireland held today (Jan 12) approved important changes to the Bye-Laws of the company, with 99% of shareholders voting in favour. Bank of Ireland was established by Charter and thus is subject to …
Read MoreEthos have announced that eight of the 20 companies included in the Swiss SMI Index have now agreed to implement a vote on remuneration issues.
In the autumn of 2008, Ethos and eight Swiss pension funds filed a “say-on-pay” resolution …
Read MoreUnited Drug has followed the lead of DCC in proposing a vote on its remuneration report as a separate voting item at its upcoming AGM on 9 February. The notice of meeting acknowledges that there is no legal obligation on …
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