Even more than its predecessors, Manifest and MM&K’s Total Remuneration Survey 2013 (May edition) deservedly earned headlines and an impressive array of coverage in the press after the launch earlier this week (even making it into Vogue, which must be a first for corporate governance research?!). However, one very important point which we made deserves particular […]
Read MoreRecent quotes by Manifest on topical corporate governance issues: Protest vote against Prudential chairman >>Financial Times, May 19 2011 Conservative MP leads charge for tougher audits >>Financial News, May 18th 2011 Backlash grows over power of proxy >>Financial News, May 17th 2011 Shareholders ignore proxy advisors on bank pay >>Financial News, May 16th 2011 (Please […]
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 fell the most on record and may be handed more this year after the stock […]
Read MoreSeptember has been a busy month so far with a number of newspapers and websites picking up our analysis of voting trends around Europe. BBC >> City AM >> Directorship >> De Tijd >> Evening Standard >> Financial News >> Guardian Survey of Executive Pay >> Guardian Editorial >> Wall Street Journal >> Please note that some […]
Read MoreNorthern Rock’s former shareholders have lost their bid for a judicial review of the nationalisation compensation scheme but have vowed to press their claims in the the House of Lords and, potentially, the European Court of Human Rights. The House of Lords appeal could be heard in summer 2010 but an appeal to the European Court could take […]
Read MoreA report by the Asset Management Working Group of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative links the integration of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues into investment processes with legal responsibilities of fiduciaries (including pension trustees, asset managers and investment advisors). It also calls into question whether the institutional investment industry responsible ownership […]
Read MoreThe governance issues raised by the Marks & Spencer AGM and Manifest’s analysis of the outcome received broad coverage in the UK press and broadcast media. In addition to newspaper coverage, Manifest was asked for its input on BBC Radio 5 Live’s “Wake Up to Money” and BBC Radio 4’s flagship current affairs program, “Today”. While […]
Read MoreA trawl of executive contracts reveals that million-pound pay and bonus deals are merely pocket money for the bosses of Britain’s FTSE 100, as they enjoy special pension arrangements, second-home allowances and most day-to-day costs covered by their companies. What becomes apparent after a trawl of contracts provided by proxy-voting group Manifest is that […]
Read MoreManifest’s annual review of executive remuneration trendshas now been published and has received a positive response from a variety of market commentators including Robert Peston for BBC’s News at 10 and the BBC World Service’s European Business News. This year’s survey has been extended to included pensions data as well as detailed narrative on trends […]
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