Tag: High Pay Centre
Disquiet after governance reform fails to appear in Queen’s Speech
The absence of corporate governance reform details from the government’s legislative agenda has caused concern in the business community.
Transparency should be at the heart of executive pay reform
Executive pay levels have caused rows and debate across Europe. The answer for many is increased transparency.
High Pay Commission declares ‘Fat Cat Wednesday’
Think-tank declares 4 January the day on which the average top boss has earned as much as the average worker will all year.
Mind the (pay) gap
The gulf between executive and employee pay is widening, but nomination and remuneration committees should exercise restraint, argues Angeli Benham of Legal & General.
Calls for shareholder committees to rule on executive pay
A new report calls for shareholder committees, attended by employees, to rule on executive pay and replace nominations committees.
Investment managers fear PM’s new executive pay policy
Fund managers concerned with monitoring corporate governance may be reluctant to use new executive pay measures proposed by Theresa May for fear it spotlights their own remuneration, critics say.
Pay pressure
Non-executive remuneration committees find themselves under increasing pressure as greater scrutiny is put on executive pay by investors and the public.
CEO pay shows UK governance is ‘weak’
Chief executive pay in the FTSE 100 continues to rise, according to a think-tank.