Tag: London Stock Exchange
Why CEO pay hikes are not wise
Bigger executive pay packets will not fix underperforming organisations. It’s a long game and needs a longer-term solution.
Opposition to dual-class shares resumes
Proposals to lessen the restrictions on dual-class shares are again met with investor protests over board accountability.
US CEO pay not an ‘effective benchmark’ for the UK
Executive pay policy cannot be detached from societal and economic concerns, according to leading City figure.
Pay expert disputes case for higher executive pay
‘High equity-based pay should be an outcome, not an input,’ according to London School of Economics professor.
Should UK CEO pay be increased?
There are unanswered questions about the nature of competition between UK and US businesses that need to be considered first.
Industry body opens consultation on internal audit code of practice
Code addresses need for ‘robust, competent and appropriately resourced internal audit’, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Fund managers urge caution over executive pay
‘There needs to be clear alignment between pay and performance,’ writes the Investment Association in an open letter.
News round-up: this week in governance
London ‘must evolve’ with responsible oversight; allegations made over Post Office compensation; repairing reputational damage.
Changes to London listings ‘expose investors to undue risk’
FCA proposals will ‘roll back’ governance and mean ‘weaker voting rights’, writes global investor stewardship body.
Pay for NEDs in Europe falls in real terms
Low fee increases over the past five years mean non-executive directors’ pay rises have dropped below inflation, survey shows.