Tag: High Pay Centre

Executive pay revolts are on course to echo 2022
Investors’ dissent is predicted to remain high for this year’s AGM season, according to the register of shareholder revolts.

News round-up: this week in governance
Church of England investors to vote against oil directors; US civil unrest; FRC to probe Deloitte; are UK execs better off in the US?

Calls for higher executive pay ‘tone deaf’
According to the High Pay Centre, there is scant evidence that paying executives more will help the economy and companies should grow talent.

Aviva highlights cost-of-living crisis
Fund calls for ‘mindful’ pay ratios, showing executive pay is now firmly an issue for investors as the cost-of-living crisis bites.

News round-up: this week in governance
US shareholders to target boardroom idlers; call for a debate on the concept of ESG; High Pay Hour 2023; Germans get ahead on due diligence.

News round-up: this week in governance
CofE cites ‘disconnect’ in top pay; do purpose statements work?; banks and their governance mentions; Big Three fund managers ‘deferential’.

How listening to workers can boost business
Giving workers a greater say in the companies they work for can help to improve organisations, according to High Pay Centre research.

News round-up: this week in governance
Company cashflow reporting; workers on boards; country-by-country tax reporting; FTSE companies and ethics; US corporate crime database.

Fresh detail for reforming Section 172
Push continues to reform company directors’ duties so that they embrace a wider circle of stakeholders.

Average FTSE 350 pay ratio ‘almost doubles’ in 2022
Gap between FTSE 350 CEOs and average workers has risen from 34:1 to 63:1, according to early figures collated by the High Pay Centre.