executive compensation

Support for say-on-pay votes continues to erode in US, warn compensation advisers

May 21, 2021

While investors are increasing their scrutiny of executive compensation packages again this year, the pandemic may not be playing a...Read more

ESG

Making it meaningful: How European companies are linking ESG and executive pay

Mar 30, 2021

Tim Human

Making it meaningful: How European companies are linking ESG and executive pay

Many European companies already incorporate ESG metrics into executive pay. In a study of 365 issuers from major indexes in...Read more

ESG

A look at efforts to tie executive compensation to ESG in North America

Mar 30, 2021

Ben Ashwell

A look at efforts to tie executive compensation to ESG in North America

If certain ESG metrics have a material impact on a business’ performance – which is widely accepted – then it follows that investors,...Read more

Reporting

How performance-based pay can drive up executive compensation: A Japan case study

Feb 17, 2021

Garnet Roach

How performance-based pay can drive up executive compensation: A Japan case study

An increasing focus on performance-based pay and long-term incentives is driving up CEO salaries in Japan. In fiscal year 2019 alone,...Read more

Buy side

Jump in investors that want executive pay tied to ESG

Nov 19, 2020

Caroline Byrne

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 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

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