The alternative investment market is not keeping pace on gender diversity, to the detriment of board decision-making.

Median annual pay for chief executives increased from £5.01m to £5.89m, according to 2025/2026 figures from Deloitte.

Governance expert flags ‘need to justify’ big pay deals for CEOs during this year’s AGM season.

Women are under-represented on boards in the alternative investment market, holding less than a fifth of seats, report finds.

In this year’s annual general meetings, there was a rise of 88% in shareholder revolts in the FTSE 100, research reveals.

Voting revolts against remuneration reports have more than doubled among the annual general meetings held so far this season.

The startling sum of Elon Musk’s pay package may be beyond the orbit of other companies, but the governance principles are not.