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Average pay for top CEOs rises to £3.91m
FTSE 100 saw median pay for chief executives up 16% from 2021 to 2022, High Pay Centre think tank research shows.

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.

BP and Shell windfall tax row reveals lack of progress on purpose
Claim that windfall tax would hurt clean energy investment shows the change in mentality towards purposeful business isn’t taking root.

CEO pay incentives reflect board priorities—and its still shareholder returns
While there are signs of change, our research shows that shareholder primacy continues to underpin performance-related CEO pay.

Key trends in corporate governance for 2020
Five leading voices in corporate governance explain their priorities—and predictions—for the year ahead.

Executive pay storms back onto corporate agenda
Guidelines from investors, a Labour Party review and the arrest of Nissan’s chief executive have all put executive pay back in the headlines.