executive compensation

Jump in investors that want executive pay tied to ESG

Nov 19, 2020

More than two thirds of investors want executive pay tied to ESG initiatives, a move that would pressure boards to achieve social and...Read more

Activism

Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts

Sep 02, 2020

Tim Human

Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts

Australian companies are at risk of a backlash from investors over the relatively small size of executive pay cuts made during the...Read more

Reporting

Rise in management discussion of racism at investor-facing events

Jul 22, 2020

Ben Ashwell

Rise in management discussion of racism at investor-facing events

During the last 10 years there has been a steady increase in the mentions of ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ at investor-facing events,...Read more

Case studies

Companies warned against executive bonuses by UK investor group

May 05, 2020

Zsuzsanna Szabo

Companies warned against executive bonuses by UK investor group

Investors expect UK-listed companies seeking to raise additional capital from shareholders or furloughing employees during the...Read more

ESG

Canada 2020: Tackling compensation matters this proxy season

Mar 22, 2020

Lisa Culbert and Ramandeep Grewal

Canada 2020: Tackling compensation matters this proxy season

A growing number of Canadian companies are holding say-on-pay votes at their AGMs, with more than 200 last year, up from 183 in 2018...Read more

Regulation

NYSE opens comp committee exemptions to more companies

Nov 29, 2018

Ben Maiden

NYSE opens comp committee exemptions to more companies

The SEC has approved changes to the NYSE’s listed company manual that will enable more smaller issuers to benefit from exemptions from...Read more

Regulation

SEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals

Nov 02, 2018

Brian Breheny, Marc Gerber, Richard Grossman and Hagen Ganem

SEC guides on tackling shareholder proposals

On October 23, 2018, the SEC’s division of corporation finance published Staff Legal Bulletin No 14J (SLB 14J), providing important...Read more

Buy side

How investors are approaching executive compensation in 2018

Apr 05, 2018

Chris Wightman and David Martin

How investors are approaching executive compensation in 2018

In the first few months of 2018, significant media attention has been focused on new pay-ratio disclosures and how the repeal of the...Read more

November

Buy side

Jump in investors that want executive pay tied to ESG

More than two thirds of investors want executive pay tied to ESG initiatives, a move that...Read more

September

Activism

Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts

Australian companies are at risk of a backlash from investors over the relatively small...Read more

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